South Carolina 1st Cavalry (Confederate)
6/25/62
Organized - South Carolina 1st Cavalry - South Carolina
10/22/62
Battle - Second Pocotaligo - Yemassee, South Carolina
The battle of Second Pocotaligo or Pocotaligo Bridge was fought in an effort to sever the connection between the Charleston and Savannah Railroads that would allow Union troops to isolate Charleston, South Carolina.READ MORE
4/30/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
2/3/65
Battle - Rivers' Bridge - Bamberg County, South Carolina
2/10/65
Battle - James Island (1865) - James Island, South Carolina
A minor skirmish knows as the "Last fight for Charleston"READ MORE
4/26/65
Mustered Out - South Carolina 1st Cavalry - South Carolina
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