SOUTH CAROLINA PARTISAN RANGERSKirk's Squadron of South Carolina Volunteers, February 24th to December 20th, 1864
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the "South Carolina Partisan Rangers," also known as Kirk's Squadron of South Carolina Volunteers, which served in the American Civil War from February 24th to December 20th, 1864. 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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| Squadron Field & Staff |
| Company A - South Carolina Partisan Rangers |
Company B |
February to July 1864: 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to November 1864: 4th Military District of South Carolina (Trapier's Brigade), Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
November 1864: 1st Military District of South Carolina (Ripley's Brigade), Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
November to December 1864: Jenkins' Cavalry Command, Taliaferro's Division, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
February 24th, 1864: Captain Kirk's Company of South Carolina Partisan Rangers is reorganized at Pocotaligo, South Carolina, into two companies, designated 'A' & 'B' of the South Carolina Partisan Rangers - Kirk's Squadron of South Carolina Volunteers, under Captain Manning Isaac Kirk (1828-1868).
February to December 1864: Served on duty along the South Carolina Coast.
February to July 1864: Served near Pocotaligo, South Carolina
July 19th, 1864: The squadron moves from Pocotaligo to Battery White near Georgetown, South Carolina.
July to November 1864: Served at Georgetown, South Carolina.
November 25th, 1864: The Squadron moves from Georgetown to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
November 28th & 29th, 1864: The Squadron moves from Mount Pleasant to Grahamville, South Carolina.
December 10th & 11th, 1864: The squadron moves to Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
December 1864: Served near Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
December 20th, 1864: The Squadron is consolidated into the Nineteenth (19th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion.
Company A is designated as Company A of the 19th Cavalry Battalion.
Company B is designated as Company C of the 19th Cavalry Battalion.
Published Books & Documents
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
Pages 488 to 490, "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))
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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