Second (2nd) Cavalry Regiment
South Carolina Volunteers, August 22nd, 1862, to May 1st, 1865
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, which served in the American Civil War from August 22nd, 1862, 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.
REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION
| Regimental Field & Staff |
| Company A - Kershaw District - Boykin Rangers |
Company F - Pickens District |
| Company B - Beaufort District - Beaufort District Troop |
Company G - Newberry District - Bonham Light Dragoons |
| Company C - Richland District - Congaree Rangers |
Company H - Richland District - Conagree Troop |
| Company D - Charleston District - Wassamassaw Cavalry |
Company I - Edgefield District - Edgefield Hussars |
| Company E - Spartanburg District - Dean's Company |
Company K - Greenville District - Brooks Troops |
ASSIGNMENTS
August 1862 to September 1863: Hampton's Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Division
September 1863 to March 1864: Butler's/Young's Brigade, Hampton's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
July to November 1864: Robertson's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
January 1865: Hoke's Division Cavalry, Department of North Carolina
January to February 1865: Cavalry, District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina
February 1865: Cavalry, Department of North Carolina
March 1865: Hoke's Division Cavalry, Department of North Carolina
March to April 1865: Cavalry Command, Department of North Carolina
April 1865: Logan's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Cavalry Command, Army of Tennessee
REGIMENTAL TIMELINE
August 22nd, 1862: The regiment is organized by the consolidation of the Fourth (4th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion of Hampton's Legion, the Bonham Light Dragoons, and Boykins Mounted Rangers, and designated as the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, per Special Order No. 196, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Virginia.
September 9th, 1862: The regimental organization is completed at Urbana, Maryland, under the command of Colonel Matthew Calbraith Butler of Edgefield, South Carolina.
September 1862: Served in the Maryland Campaign.
September 17th, 1862: Engaged at Sharpsburg, Maryland.
October 9th to 12th, 1862: Served in Stuart's Expedition into Maryland & Pennsylvania.
November to December 1862: Served in the Fredericksburg Campaign.
November 28th, 1862: Engaged at Hartwood Church, Virginia.
December 12th, 1862: Engaged at Dumfries, Virginia.
December 13th, 1862: Engaged at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
December 19th, 1862: Engaged at Occoquan River, Virginia.
December 27th to 29th, 1862: Served in the raid on Dumfries & Fairfax Station, Virginia.
June to July 1863: Served in the Pennsylvania Campaign.
June 9th, 1863: Engaged at Brandy Station, Virginia.
June 21st, 1863: Engaged at Upperville, Virginia.
October 9th to 22nd, 1863: Served in the Bristoe Campaign (Virginia).
November to December 1863: Served in the Mine Run Campaign (Virginia).
February 15th, 1864: The regiment, along with the 1st Cavalry Regiment, is ordered to return to South Carolina, to recruit new men and to remount the regiment with new horses.
March 23rd to 26th, 1864: The regiment leaves from Hanover Courthouse, Virginia, by rail for South Carolina; the horses of the regiment are taken overland rather than by rail.
March 29th, 1864: The regiment begins arriving at Columbia, South Carolina, by detachments.
March to December 1864: Served on duty along the Coast of South Carolina.
January to May 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign (South & North Carolina).
January 3rd to 15th, 1865: Engaged in the defense of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
March 19th to 21st, 1865: Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina.
April 26th, 1865: The regiment is surrendered as part of the Army of Tennessee at Durham Station, North Carolina, but was not present with the Army at the time.
May __, 1865: The regiment is disbanded near Chester, South Carolina.
REFERENCES & RESOURCES
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.
"Rebels in Gray, Soldiers from Pickens District 1861-65." Louise Bell; n.p., n.d..
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
Volume 2, Pages 247 (J.T. Gaston, Co. K), 527 (J.B. Etheredge, Co. I), & 582 (Roster of Company I)
Volume 3, Pages 212 (E.L. Tolbert, Co. I), 216 (J.A. Ouzts, Co. B), & 226 (S.C. Miller, Co. K)
Volume 4, Page 129 (T.E. Hester)
Volume 5, Pages 243 (A.B. Henagan) & 532 (Leory D. Poag)
Volume 6, Pages 192 (A.H. Dean, Co. E) & 208 (H.C. King)
Volume 7, Pages 68 (J.H. Blackwell) & 240 (W.T. Betsill)
Volume 8, Pages 290 (A.M. Ruth) & 483 (John McCall)
Volume 11, Pages 180 (J.P. Rawl), 210 (A.M. Ruth), & 231 (K.D. Poag, Co. H)
"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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