5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment

5th South Carolina Cavalry
5th South Carolina Cavalry
	Flag of South Carolina
Active	January 18, 1863 to May 3, 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States Army
Branch	Cavalry
Type	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Grimball's Landing; Bermuda Hundred Campaign Battle of Chester Station; Battle of Swift Creek; Battle of Proctor's Creek; ; Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Haw's Shop; Battle of Cold Harbor; Battle of Trevilian Station; Beefsteak Raid; ; Siege of Petersburg; Carolinas Campaign Battle of Monroe's Crossroads; Battle of Bentonville; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Ferguson; Brig. Gen. John Dunovant

The 5th South Carolina Cavalry, also known as "Ferguson's Cavalry Regiment", was Confederate States Army Cavalry regiment in the American Civil War.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.