SEVENTEENTH (17TH) CAVALRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, April 12th, 1862, to January 18th, 1863
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the Seventeenth (17th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from April 12th, 1862, 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, Charleston District, Souh Carolina Rangers |
Company C, Charleston District, Dixie Rangers |
| Company B, Charleston District, Willington Rangers |
Company D, Colleton District, Beech Hill Rangers |
September 1862 to January 1863 - 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
April 12th, 1862: The battalion is organized with four (4) companies as the Sixth (6th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, sometimes referred to as Jeffords Squadron, or Jeffords Battalion, under the command of Major Robert J. Jeffords of Charleston District.
February 17th, 1862: The South Carolina Rangers are mustered into service as Company A at Chehaw near Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
February 20th, 1862: The Willington Rangers are mustered into service as Company B at Charleston, South Carolina.
March 20th, 1862: The Dixie Rangers are mustered into service as Company C at Camp Gist near Charleston, South Carolina.
April 2nd, 1862: The Beech Hill Rangers are mustered into service as Company D at Chehaw near Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
May 13th, 1862: The battalion is reorganized as the Seventeenth (17th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion
April 1862 to January 1863: Served on duty along Coastal South Carolina.
June 1862: Engaged at Hutchinsons Island, South Carolina.
July 9th, 1862: Engaged in the Expedition to Fenwick's Island, South Carolina.
December 26th, 1862: A detachment of Company A makes a reconnaissance of Hutchinsons Island, South Carolina.
January 18th, 1863: The battalion is consolidated with the Fourteenth (14th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion and Captain Whilden's (Company B, St. James Mounted Riflemen) and Harlan's (Mountain Rangers) companies to form the Fifth (5th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The companies of the Battalion were designated in the new regiment as:
Company A (South Carolina Rangers) is designated as Company D of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Company B (Willington Rangers) is designated as Company G of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Company C (Dixie Rangers) is designated as Company B of the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Company D (Beech Hill Rangers) is designated as Company C 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.
"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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