6th South Carolina Cavalry
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- January 18, 1863 - Organized by increase of the 16th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion to a regiment
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- July 10, 1863 - Willstown Bluff, Pon Pon River
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- October 1, 1864 - Vaughan Road
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- February 27, 1865 - near Darlington
- March 9, 1865 - Solomons's Grove
- March 10, 1865 - Monroe's Crossroads
- April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Military District of South Carolina (January 1863-March 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina [Companies A and F] (December 1863-January 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina [one company] (January-May 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / Butler's Division / Butler's/Dunovant's Brigade (May 1864-January 1865)
- Hampton's Cavalry Command / Butler's Division / Butler's Brigade (January-April 1865)
- Army of Tennessee / Hampton's Cavalry Command / Butler's Division / Logan's Brigade (April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Hugh K. Aiken (Colonel)
- Thomas B. Ferguson (Major)
- Lovick P. Miller (Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Brooks, U.R., Butler and His Cavalry in the War of Secession.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 45-46)