Confederate Regiment

2nd South Carolina Cavalry

Mustered in on 22 August 1862

Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Col. M. C. Butler

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of Northern Virginia
  Division - Stuart's Cavalry Division
  Brigade - Hampton's Brigade

Unit history

The regiment was formed in August 1862 by consolidation of the Cavalry Battalion of Hampton's South Carolina Legion with the 4th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion.

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #317: Stuart's Cavalry Division - 16 Sep, 9 PM to 19 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #318: Hampton's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 18 Sep, 9 PM

We have 7 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
B	Lt	Broughton, Wilson W.	MWIA 09/12
B	Pvt	Delaney, Jesse R.	WIA 09/00
B	Pvt	Heape, Benjamin Samuel M.	POW 09/12
C	Corp	Brown, Richard M.	MWIA 09/12
C	Pvt	Park, Edwin B.	KIA 09/00
C	Pvt	Sloan, J. W.	KIA 09/00
F&S	Col	Butler, Matthew Calbraith

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