South Carolina 1st Cavalry (Confederate)
25/06/1862
Organized - South Carolina 1st Cavalry - South Carolina
22/10/1862
Battle - Second Pocotaligo - Yemassee, South Carolina
The battle of Second Pocotaligo or Pocotaligo Bridge was fought in an effort to sever the connection between the Charleston and Savannah Railroads that would allow Union troops to isolate Charleston, South Carolina.READ MORE
30/04/1863
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
01/07/1863
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
03/02/1865
Battle - Rivers' Bridge - Bamberg County, South Carolina
10/02/1865
Battle - James Island (1865) - James Island, South Carolina
A minor skirmish knows as the "Last fight for Charleston"READ MORE
26/04/1865
Mustered Out - South Carolina 1st Cavalry - South Carolina
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