3rd South Carolina Cavalry
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- July 19, 1862 - Organized by increase of the 8th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion to a regiment
- ? - Mustered in Confederate Service for the duration of the war
- October 22-23, 1862 - Coosawhatchie
- June 4, 1863 - Expedition from Fort Pulaski, Georgia to Bluffton, South Carolina [Companies A/B/G]
- December 28, 1863 - John's Island
- August 17, 1864 - South Newport [Company F]
- November-December 1864 -
The Savannah Campaign
- November 30, 1864 - Honey Hill
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston (commanding the Army of Tennessee) at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District of South Carolina (July 1862-July 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Military District of South Carolina [Company I] (March-November 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina [Company K] (March-May 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina [Company I] (December 1863-May 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division (July 1864-January 1865)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Robertson's Brigade [Company B] (July-November 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Taliaferro's Brigade / Harrison's Command [Company B] (December 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Taliaferro's Brigade / Jenkins' Command [Companies I and K] (December 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Taliaferro's Brigade / Chesnut's Command [Companies C and E] (December 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Charles J. Colcock (Colonel)
- John Jenkins (Major)
- Thomas Johnson (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 41-42)