SIXTH (6TH) CAVALRY REGIMENTSouth Carolina Volunteers, January 19th, 1863, to May 1st, 1865
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Sixth (6th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, which served in the American Civil War from January 19th, 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 - Carolina Guerillas |
Company F - Cadet Rangers |
| Company B- Edgefield District - Edgefield Rangers |
Company G - Abbeville & Edgefield District's |
| Company C - Abbeville & Fairfield Districts |
Company H - Yeadon Rangers |
| Company D |
Company I - Marion District - Whitner's Troop |
| Company E - Laurens & Spartanburg Districts - Laurens Partisans |
Company K - Chesterfield District |
January 1863 to March 1864 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
December 1863 to January 1864 - (Companies A & F) 6th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
January to May 1864 - (1 Company) 6th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
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 - Logan's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Cavalry Command, Army of Tennessee
January 19th, 1863: The Sixteenth (16th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion in increased by the organization of three companies, raising it to the strength of a full regiment, and is reorganized as the Sixth (6th) Cavalry Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers. The companies of the battalion retained their original company letters in the new organization.
January 1863 to April 1864: Served in the defense of Coastal South Carolina.
July 10th, 1863: Engaged at the Willistown Bluff along the Pon-Pon River, South Carolina.
April to June 1864: Served in the Overland Campaign (Virginia).
May 5th to 6th, 1864: Engaged at the Wilderness, Virginia.
May 8th to 21st, 1864: Engaged at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
May 23rd to 26th, 1864: Engaged along the North Anna River, Virginia.
May 28th, 1864: Engaged at Hawes Shop, Virginia.
June 1st to 3rd, 1864: Engaged at Cold Harbor, Virginia.
June 11th to 12th, 1864: Engaged at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
June 1864 to January 1865: Served in the Siege of Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia.
October 1st, 1864: Engaged at Vaughan Road, Virginia.
January to April 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign.
February 27th, 1865: Engaged at Mount Elon near Darlington, South Carolina.
March 9th, 1865: Engaged at Solomons' Grove, North Carolina.
March 10th, 1865: Engaged at Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina.
April 26th, 1865: The regiment is 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.
"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.
Volume 2, Page 334 (Richard Ward), 523 (John C. Watson, Co. G), & 542 (Kirkland Feider)
Volume 3, Pages 32 (J.R. Hallas), 41 (Joab Mauldin, Co. E), 73 (J.C. Brooks, Co. B), & 518 (Roster of Company B)
Volume 5, Page 257 (H.W. Dobey, Co. B)
Volume 6, Pages 31 (E.A. Rodgers, Co. G), 32 (Nathaniel Anderson, Co. C), 156 (W.D. Allen, Co. B), 226 (E.A. Rodgers, Co. G), & 288 (J.R. Hellams)
Volume 7, Page 40 (W.R. Buchannan)
Volume 8, Page 34 (W.H. Dowling)
"Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier." Edwin Calhoun; n.p., n.d.
"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 (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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