7th South Carolina Cavalry
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- March 18, 1864 - Organized by increase of the Holcombe Legion (South Carolina) Cavalry Battalion to a regiment per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #65
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- September 29, 1864 - New Market Heights
- September 30, 1864 - Roper's Farm
- April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Richmond / Gary's Cavalry Brigade (June 1864-January 1865)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / F. Lee's Division / Gary's Brigade (January-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William P. Shingler (Colonel)
- Edward M. Boykin (Major)
- Alexander C. Haskell (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Isaac G. McKissick (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Boykin, Edward M., Falling Flag: The Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat, and Surrender at Appomattox.
- Daly, Louise H., Alexander Cheves Haskell, The Portrait of a Man.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 46)