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Most of the companies in this regiment existed previously as South Carolina Militia companies. Some, such as the Charleston Light Dragoons, traced their history to the early-to-mid 18th century, and are mentioned as guarding Fort Sumter in the summer of 1860. The companies in the regiment were: Company A - Chesterfield District
Light Dragoons February 1779 May 12, 1780 No Daniel Horry, Col [74] 1st Regiment of State Dragoons April 1781 1783 No Wade Hampton, I, Col [75] 2nd Regiment of State Dragoons April 1781 1783 No Charles Myddleton, Col [76] Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons April 1781 1783 No Henry Hampton, LTC [42] Polk's Regiment of Light Dragoons April 1781
Colonel William S. Walker, the Confederate commander responsible for defending the railroad, called for reinforcement from Savannah and Charleston. He deployed his available forces to counter the two Union advances, sending 200 of his men to guard the bridges, and dispatching the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery (CS), along with two companies of ...
Rutledge's Company, Cavalry Militia (Charleston Light Dragoons) 1st Regiment Artillery, Militia; State Troops. 1st State Troops, 6 months, 1863–64;
Tarleton, however, attacked the encampment of General Isaac Huger at Monck's Corner on the night of April 14, 1780, and routed the Continentals, including the 3rd Light Dragoons, which lost 15 dead, 17 wounded, and 100 dragoons captured, along with 83 horses. Washington and his remaining troops fled across the Santee River to escape capture.
After the South Carolina Light Dragoons, a unit of the State Troops, was established in February 1779, he served as its first and only colonel. He took over from Major Hezekiah Maham, who was assigned another command. His unit was involved in the following known engagements: [4] May 11, 1779, Charleston Neck; Jun. 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry
Two state regiments of light dragoons served with the Southern Army: Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons (Three troops, July 31, 1776 to January 1, 1779, when disbanded). Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers (Captured in the Siege of Charleston, May 12, 1780. Disbanded 1781).
A squadron of the 1st and 3rd Continental Light Dragoons (31). A squad of Armand's Legion (4). A squadron of the Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers (41). A group of Georgia continental officers (6). A battalion of North Carolina Light Infantry (202). A detachment of North Carolina Light Dragoons; A brigade of Continental Artillery consisting of ...