FIFTH (5TH) CAVALRY REGIMENTSouth Carolina Volunteers, January 18th, 1863, to May 1st, 1865
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Fifth (5th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, which served in the American Civil War from January 18th, 1863, to May 1st, 1865. 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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| Regimental Field & Staff |
| Company A - Orangeburg District - St. Matthews Troop |
Company F - Lexington District - Lexington Light Dragoons |
| Company B - Charleston & Beaufort Districts - Dixie Rangers |
Company G - Charleston District - Willington Rangers |
| Company C - Colleton District - Beech Hill Rangers |
Company H - Sumter District - Santee Guerillas |
| Company D - Charleston District - South Carolina Rangers |
Company I - Orangeburg & Barnwell Districts |
| Company E - Charleston District - St. James Mounted Riflemen |
Company K - Union & Spartanburg Districts - Mountain Rangers |
January to March 1863 - 3rd Military District of South Carolina
April to July 1863 - 1st Military District of South Carolina
July to October 1863 - (3 Companies) 1st Sub-Division, 1st Military District of South Carolina
July to September 1863 - (2 Companies) District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina
September 1863 to April 1864 - (2 Companies) District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina
October 1863 to January 1864 - (4 Companies) Eastern Division Cavalry, 7th Military District of South Carolina
December 1863 to March 1864 - (1 Company) 3rd Military District of South Carolina
January to April 1864 - (4 Companies) 7th Military District of South Carolina
April 1864 - (2 Companies) District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina
May 1864 to January 1865 - Butler's/Dunovant's Brigade, Butler's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
January to April 1865 - Butler's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Cavalry Command
April to May 1865 - Butler's/Logan's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Cavalry Command, Army of Tennessee
January 18th, 1863: The regiment is organized by the consolidation of the Fourteenth (14th) and Seventeenth (17th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalions, and two independent companies of South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry, and designated as the Fifth (5th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
January 1863 to March 1864: Served in the defense of Coastal South Carolina.
July 16th, 1863: Companies A, C & G are engaged at Grimball's Landing, James Island, South Carolina.
February 2nd, 1864: Company K is engaged at the Newport Barracks near Sheppardsville, North Carolina.
April to June 1864: Served in the Overland Campaign (Virginia).
May 10th, 1864: Engaged at Chester Station, Virginia.
May 12th, 1864: Engaged at Swift Creek, Virginia.
May 16th, 1864: Engaged at Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia.
May 17th, 1864: Engaged at Atkinson's Farm, Virginia.
May 18th, 1864: Engaged at the South Side Railroad, Virginia.
May 24th, 1864: Companies A, C, D, E & G are engaged at Wilson's Wharf near Charles City, Virginia.
May 28th, 1864: Engaged at Hawes Shop, Virginia.
May 29th, 1864: Engaged at Atlee's Station, Virginia.
May 30th, 1864: Engaged at Mattadaquin Creek near Cold Harbor, Virginia.
June 1st to 3rd, 1864: Engaged at Cold Harbor, Virginia.
June 1864 to January 1865: Served in the Siege of Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia.
June 11th to 12th, 1864: Engaged at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
June 20th & 21st, 1864: Engaged in the action at White House Landing along the Pamunkey River, Virginia.
June 24th, 1864: Engaged at Nance's Shop, Virginia.
June 28th & 29th, 1864: Engaged in the action at Sappony Church near Stoney Creek, Virginia.
June 29th, 1864: Engaged at Reams Station, Virginia.
August 23rd, 1864: Engaged at Gravelly Run near Reams Station, Virginia.
September 29th, 1864: Engaged at Wyatt's Farm, Virginia.
September 30th, 1864: Engaged at McDowell's Farm, Virginia.
October 1st, 1864: Engaged at Vaughan Road, Virginia.
October 27th, 1864: Engaged at Burgess Mill, Virginia.
December 1st, 1864: Engaged at Stoney Creek, Virginia.
January to April 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign.
March 10th, 1865: Engaged at Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina.
March 19th to 21st, 1865: Engaged at Bentonville, North Carolina.
April 26th, 1865: Surrendered as part of the Army of Tennessee at Durham Station, North Carolina.
Published Books & Documents
"Butler and his Cavalry in the War of Secession, 1861-1865." U.R. Brooks, The State Company, Columbia, South Carolina, 1909.
Pages 43 to 45, "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.
Pages 37, 38, 39, & 44, "The Flags of Civil War South Carolina." Glenn Dedmont, Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana, 2000.
"My Dear Mother & Sisters. Civil War Letters of Capt. A.B. Mulligan, Co. B, 5th South Carolina Cavalry - Butler's Division - Hampton's Corps 1861-1865." O Olin F. Hutchinson Jr.; The Reprint Company, Publishers; Spartanburg, South Carolina; 1992.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
Volume 1, Pages 127-128 (John Sawyer, Co. F) 153-155 (John Sawyer, Co. F), & 159 (John Sawyer, Co. F)
Volume 2, Pages 294 (W.A. Caughman), 297 (G.M. Corley), 306 (P.H. Caughman & George Drafts), 602 (Roster of Co. D), & 603 (Roster of Co. K)
Volume 3, Pages 1 (Samuel A. Rigby, Co. H), & 86 (R.W. Gilliam, Co. K)
Volume 4, Page 5 (R.J. Jeffords)
Volume 5, Pages 204 (K.C. Whitmire), 289 (Roster of Company D), & 291 (Roster of Company K)
Volume 6, Pages 34 (W.H. Dowling), 196 (J.D. Murphy, Co. B), & 283 (Jonah K. Bourne)
Volume 7, Pages 21 (L.R. Evans), 205 (Frederick L. Gates), 206 (J.C. Edwards), & 207-208 (Roster of Company A)
Volume 8, Page 359 (I.A. Lindler, Co. F)
Volume 9, Page 559 (D.E. Wannamaker)
"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 76 to 79, "Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." The Bryan Printing Company, State Printers; 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.
"The South Carolina Rangers. Records of Co. D, 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865." Lewis F. Knudsen Jr.; n.p.; 1999.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations (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). The National Archives Microfilm Publications.
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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