Confederate Regiments & Batteries * South Carolina
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1861
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| June 12 |
Organized as a three company battalion under the command of Major Matthew Caldwell Butler, an attorney and politician. The battalion was raised as part of the Hampton Legion, a force of infantry, cavalry and artillery created by Wade Hampton, one of the south’s richest men. The three companies that were originally raised were: Company A Edgefield Hussars (Edgefield) |
| July | The cavalry battalion was separated from the infantry portion of the Legion, which fought at Manassas. |
| August 5 | Company D Congaree Troop (Columbia) was added to the battalion. The Legion reunited in August at Brentville, near Manassas Junction. |
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1862
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| April-May |
Siege of Yorktown |
| June-July | Assigned to Cavalry Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia |
| June 25-July 1 |
Seven Days Battles |
| July | Assigned to Hampton’s Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| August 22 | Consolidated with the 4th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion and two other companies to form the 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment |