5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Company I
This company was raised in Barnwell and Orangeburg Districts by James W. Reed
of Willow Swamp, Orangeburg District, during December 1861 and January 1862. It
was mustered in as Co. A, 2d, later 14th Battalion SC Cavalry. At the time of
its reorganization for Confederate service in May 1862, Captain Reed was home
on sick leave, and Peter A. Raysor of Orangeburg was elected captain in his
place.
| Company I | 2d/14th Bn | 5th Cav | |
| Names | Co. D | Co. I | Disposition |
| Reed James W. | CPT | Not reelected, 13 May 1862 . | |
| Raysor, Peter Andrew | 1LT/CPT | Resigned, 26 Aug 1862. | |
| Tyler, Thomas W. | 1LT | CPT | |
| Brooker, Edward | 2LT | 1LT | |
| Whetstone, John Myers | 2LT | 2LT | Not reelected, 13 May 1862 |
| Whetstone, John C. | B2LT | 2LT | |
| Stokes, Jefferson | 2LT | Not reelected, 13 May 1862 | |
| Gue, A. P. | 2LT | 2LT | Resigned, 17 Jun 1863 |
| Rice, M. J. | B2LT |
Record of Events.
Co. D, 2d/14th Battalion SC Cavalry
28 Dec 1861. Station: [Camp Hampton, near Columbia, SC].
7 Jan 1862. Station: Camp Hampton, near Columbia, SC. 7 Jan 1862. Station: Camp Hampton, near Columbia, SC. May & Jun 1862. Station: McPhersonville, SC. This Company was in a skirmish at Old Pocotaligo, S.C., on the 29th May, 1862.Jul & Aug 1862. Station: McPhersonville, SC.
Sep & Oct 1862. Station: McPhersonville, SC. On the morning of the 22nd Oct. 1862, the Company was ordered by Col. W. S. Walker to report at Hd. Quarters. The order was obeyed with alacrity. The Company then rec'd. Enfield rifles and was ordered to march to Mackays Point on the Coosaw river to meet the enemy who was reported to have landed in force at that point. The order was obeyed in part. The enemy having advanced from the Point, the Company was ordered to remain at Old Pocotaligo at which place they engaged the enemy. Casualties [as] follows: Killed, one Private. Wounded: two privates painfully.Nov & Dec 1862. Station: Pocotaligo, SC.
Co. I, 5th SC Cavalry
31 Dec 1862-23 Jan 1863. Station: Pocotaligo, SC.
Jan & Feb 1863. Station: Pocotaligo, SC. Mar & Apr 1863. Station: McClellanville, SC. Changed Station from Pocotaligo to McClellanville, Charleston Dist., by order of Gen. Beauregard. Arrived here 29 Apr. 63.May & Jun 1863. Station: McClellanville, SC.
Jul & Aug 1863. Station: McClellanville, SC. Sep & Oct 1863. Station: McClellanville, SC. Nov & Dec 1863. Station: Adams Run, SC. Jan & Feb 1864. Station: Adams Run, SC. 1 Apr 1864. Station: Adams Run, SC. 30 Apr-31 Aug 1864. Station: Gravelly Run, VA. Sep & Oct 1864. Station: Not stated [VA].
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