South Carolina 5th Cavalry (Confederate)
18/01/1863
Organized - South Carolina 5th Cavalry - South Carolina
16/07/1863
Battle - Grimball's Landing - James Island, South Carolina
05/05/1864
Battle - Wilderness - Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
The first battle between Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee erupted late in the morning of May 5, 1864, as Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's Union V Corps attacked Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's Second Corps on the Orange Turnpike southwest of the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Although Federal infantry managed to break through at several points, the Confederate line held. Fighting shifted to the south as Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's Third Corps engaged Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps and ele…READ MORE
08/05/1864
Battle - Spotsylvania Court House - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Following the Battle of the Wilderness, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant marched the Union army south with the hope of capturing Spotsylvania Court House and preventing Robert E. Lee's army from retreating further. Lee's Confederates, however, managed to get ahead of the Federals and block the road. Fighting began on May 8th, when the Union Fifth Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and the Sixth Corps under Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick engaged Confederate Maj. Gen. Richard Anderson's First Corps at Laurel Hi…READ MORE
09/05/1864
Battle - Swift Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia
10/05/1864
Battle - Chester Station - Chester, Virginia
12/05/1864
Battle - Proctor's Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia
28/05/1864
Battle - Haw's Shop - Hanover County, Virginia
31/05/1864
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
11/06/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Joseph H. Morgan
MajorJoseph H. Morgan
11/06/1864
Battle - Trevilian Station - Louisa County, Virginia
In June of 1864, hoping to draw attention away from Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's movement south, destroy supply lines, and join up with Brig. Gen. David Hunter in Charlottesville, Union cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan embarked on a cavalry raid. Near Trevilian Station, Virginia, he clashed with Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee. On June 11th, while Hampton's men struggled against Union forces on one road, Lee's men advancing on a parallel road fell back, allow…READ MORE
07/10/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel H.K. Aiken
ColonelH.K. Aiken
07/10/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Matthew C. Butler
Major GeneralMatthew C. Butler
07/10/1864
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
10/03/1865
Battle - Monroe's Crossroads - Hoke County, North Carolina
19/03/1865
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Evander M. Law, and Major General M. C. Butler
Brigadier GeneralEvander M. Law
Major GeneralM. C. Butler
19/03/1865
Leadership Change - Division - Major General M. C. Butler
Major GeneralM. C. Butler
19/03/1865
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
03/05/1865
Mustered Out - South Carolina 5th Cavalry - South Carolina
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