South Carolina 7th Cavalry (Confederate)
18/03/1864
Organized - South Carolina 7th Cavalry - South Carolina
15/06/1864
Battle - Second Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
Second Petersburg
As the Overland Campaign concluded, the strategic goals of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shifted from the defeat of Robert E. Lee's army in the field to eliminating the supply and communication routes to the Confederate capital at Richmond. The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Grant knew Petersburg was the key to the capture of Richmond and that Lee would be forced to defend it. Marching south from Co…READ MORE
18/08/1864
Battle - Globe Tavern - Petersburg, Virginia
20/09/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Martin W. Gary
Brigadier GeneralMartin W. Gary
20/09/1864
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
09/04/1865
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Appomattox Court House
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
09/04/1865
Mustered Out - South Carolina 7th Cavalry - South Carolina
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