FOURTEENTH (14TH) CAVALRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, December 18th, 1861, to January 18th, 1863
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the Fourteenth (14th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from December 18th, 1861 to January 18th, 1863. If you have any corrections, suggestions, or additional information, photographs, artifacts, etc., that you wish to contribute, feel free to submit the information to the Webmaster.
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| Battalion Field & Staff |
| Company A, Sumter District, Santee Guerilla's |
Company C, Lexignton District, Lexington Light Dragoons |
| Company B, Orangeburg District, St. Matthew's Troop |
Company D, Orangeburg & Barnwell District's |
April to June 1862 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June to July 1862 - 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
September 1862 to January 1863 - 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
December 18th, 1861: The battalion is organized with four (4) companies as the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion.
January 1862: The Battalion is officially mustered into Confederate service at Camp Hampton near Columbia, South Carolina, as the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, for two years' service. At the time the men elected Paul S. Felder of Orangeburg District as Lieutenant Colonel and Joseph H. Morgan as Major.
January 1862 to January 1863: Served on duty in the defense of Coastal South Carolina.
May 29th, 1862: The battalion is engaged at Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
August 21st, 1862: A detachment of the battalion is engaged at Pinckney Island, South Carolina.
October 22nd & 23rd, 1862: The battalion is engaged at Coosawhatchie, South Carolina losing 2 killed, 13 wounded and 13 missing in action.
May 13th, 1862: The battalion is reorganized at McPhersonville, South Carolina, for the duration of the war, and is officially re-designated as the Fourteenth (14th) Cavalry Battalion, South Carolina Volunteers.
January 18th, 1863: The battalion is consolidated with the Seventeenth (17th) Cavalry Battalion and Captain's Whilden's (Company B, St. James Mounted Riflemen) & Harlan's Companies (Mountain Rangers), to form the Fifth (5th) Cavalry Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers.
Company A (Santee Guerillas) is designated as Company H of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Company B (St. Matthews Troop) is designated as Company A of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Company C (Lexington Light Dragoons) is designated as Company F of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Company D is designated as Company I of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Published Books & Documents
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"Confederate Rolls of South Carolina." Columbia, South Carolina, 1898.
"The Flags of Civil War South Carolina." Glenn Dedmont, Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana, 2000.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
"Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." John P. Thomas; The Bryan Printing Company, Columbia, South Carolina; 1900.
Pages 301 to 303, Volume II (The Midlands), "South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States." Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations. The National Archives Microfilm Publications. (Roll 43 (South Carolina - First Cavalry through Capt. Walpole's Company, Cavalry), Roll 45 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, A-D), Roll 46 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, E-L), Roll 47 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, M-Sl) & Roll 48 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, Sm-Y)
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. NARA M267; National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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