CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's)
- Overview:
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5th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1863, by consolidating the 14th and 17th
Battalions South Carolina Cavalry. For a time it served in the Department of South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida, then in March, 1864, moved to Virginia with 1,200 effectives. Assigned to
Butler's Brigade, the regiment fought in The Wilderness Campaign, the battles about
Cold Harbor, and south of the
James River. Later it was active in the campaign of the Carolinas and attached to Logan's
Brigade. The 5th Cavalry surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanding officers were
Colonels Zimmerman Davis, John Donovant, and Samuel W. Ferguson; Lieutenant Colonels J.C.
Edwards and Robert J. Jeffords; and Major Joseph H. Morgan.
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