8th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the:
- 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Battalion
- 3rd South Carolina Cavalry Battalion
- May 30, 1862 - Organized with seven companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- July 19, 1862 - Increased to a regiment and re-designated 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina (May-June 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina [one company] (June-July 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 4th Military District of South Carolina [detachment] (June-July 1862)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Charles J. Colcock (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas H. Johnson (Major)
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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 40, 41, 46-47)