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2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment

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2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Flag of South Carolina
ActiveAugust 22, 1862 to 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance South Carolina
BranchConfederate States Army
TypeCavalry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lt Gen Wade Hampton III
Maj Gen Matthew C. Butler
Col Matthew C. Butler
Private William Stone of Co. D, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment

The 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment made from the Hampton's Legion cavalry Battalion. The 2nd served for most of the American Civil War mounted until the near end when dismounted.

Formation

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The 2nd South Carolina Cavalry was formed on August 22, 1862, by consolidating the 4th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion and the Hampton's Legion Cavalry Battalion. At formation, the 2nd had ten companies recruited mainly from the low country and the midlands of South Carolina.

Company: Nickname District Captain
A: "Boykin Mounted Rangers" Kershaw Alexander H. Boykin
B: "Beaufort District Troop" Beaufort Abraham M. Ruth
C: "Congaree Mounted Rifles" Richland John H. Meighan
D: "Wassa Massaw Rangers" Charleston Andrew J. Hydrick
E: "Dean's Cavalry" Spartanburg George B. Dean
F: "Easley's Cavalry" Pickens John Westfield
G: "Bonham's Light Dragoons" Newberry J. W. Gary
H: "Congaree Troop" Richland James P. Macfie
I: "Edgefield Hussars" Edgefield Tillman H. Clark
K: "Brooks Troop" Greenville Leonard Williams

See also

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