Battle Unit Details

CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS

17th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry (6th)

Overview:
17th Cavalry Battalion [also called 6th Battalion] was assembled during the spring of 1862. It contained four companies and was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. After serving along the coast near Charleston, the unit merged into the 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment. Major Robert J. Jeffords was in command.
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