5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Company F
This company was raised in Lexington District by Wesley F.
Caughman, a local farmer. It was originally, Co. C, 2d, then 14th Battalion SC
Cavalry
| Company F |
2nd/14th Bn |
5th Cav |
|
| Names |
Co. C |
Co. F |
Disposition |
| Caughman, Wesley F. |
Captain |
|
Not reelected. |
| Caughman, Augustus H |
1LT/Captain |
Captain |
|
| Banks, Amos O. |
1LT |
1LT |
Retired, 24 Oct 1864. |
| Wingard, Job F. |
2LT |
|
Not reelected |
| Caughman, Patrick H. |
2LT |
2LT |
|
Record of Events.
Co. C, 2d/14th Battalion SC Cavalry
28 Dec 1861. Station: Camp Hampton, near Columbia, SC.
May & Jun 1862. Station: McPhersonville, SC.
Jul & Aug 1862. Station: McPhersonville, SC.
Sep & Oct 1862. Station: McPhersonville, SC.
This
company was engaged in the fight at Old Pocotaligo on 22nd Oct. 62 in which
Private H. E. Crim was wounded.
Nov & Dec 1862. Station: Pocotaligo, SC.
Co. F, 5th SC Cavalry
21 Jan 1863. Station: McPhersonville, SC. Jan &
Feb 1863. Station: Pocotaligo, SC.
Mar & Apr 1863. Station: McClellanville, SC
Changed
station from Pocotaligo to McClellanville, Charleston Dist., by order of Genl.
Beauregard. Arrived here Apr. 29, 1863
May & Jun 1863: Station: McClellanville, SC. Jul
& Aug 1863. Station: Dills Bluff, James Island, SC.
This
Company was engaged in the fight on 16 Jul 1863 at Grimball's Landing
(Secessionville) .
Company changed station from McClellanville, S.C., Aug.
2, 1863, to Dills Bluff, James Island, S.C., Aug. 6, 1863.
Sep & Oct 1863. Station: Camp Suber, James Island, SC.
Nov & Dec 1863. Station: Camp Suber, James Island, SC.
Jan & Feb 1864. Station: Camp Suber, James Island, SC.
1 May–31 Aug 1864. Station: Near Reams' Station, VA.
This
Company was engaged in the fight on 24 May 1864 at Charles City C.H. (Wilson's
Wharf/Kenner's Point), VA.
Sep & Oct 1864. Station: VA.
If you
have any information about these troops or these units, please contact:
Fred Knudsen
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