John C. Rigdon doc Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 6th Cavalry Regiment (South Carolina Regimental History Series, Band 52)

This South Carolina 6th Cavalry Regiment was also called the 16th Battalion SC Partisan Rangers - Aiken's Regiment, the 1st Reg. SC Partisan Rangers, and The Dixie Rangers. It was formed in January 1863, using the 16th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Some of the men were from Columbia and the Citadel Academy.The regiment fought throughout 1863 and 1864 in ia, then transferred to South Carolina in advance of Sherman’s invasion, ending the war at Monroe’s Crossroads in North Carolina.Companies Many of the men of the SC 6th Cavalry were from the Columbia area. Company F was from Edgefield District and one Company was made up of Citadel cadets.Company A - (also known as Carolina Guerrillas and Captain Milton A. Sullivan's Company) - Laurens District (County), Greenville District (County), Pickens District (County), Abbeville District (County) and Anderson District (County); a few men from Spartanburg District (County)Company B - (also known as the Edgefield Rangers or Edgefield Partisan Rangers) - Edgefield District (County); a few men from Richland District (County), Abbeville District (County), Lexington District (County), Marlboro District (County) and Colleton District (County) - RosterCompany C - (also known as Captain P.W. Goodwyn's Company and Partisan Rangers) - Abbeville District (County) and Fairfield District (County); a few men from Spartanburg District (County), Anderson District (County), Orangeburg District (County) and Laurens District (County)Company D - (also known as Captain William M. Hale's Company and Partisan Rangers) - Company E - (also known as the Laurens Partizans, Captian James P. Knight's Company and Partisan Rangers) - Laurens District (County) and Spartanburg District (County) - Roster (one name)Company F - (also known as Cadet Rangers and Cadet Company, The Citadel Company, Captain Moses B. Humphrey's Company) - RosterCompany G - (also known as Captain John R. Miot's Company and the Partisan Rangers) - Richland District (County), Abbeville District (County) and Edgefield District (County)Company H - (also known as the Yeadon Rangers and Captain John J. Maguire's Company) - Orangeburg District (County), Charleston District (County), Spartanburg District (County), Richland District (County), Greenville District (County), Sumter District (County), Marion District (County), Pickens District (County), Abbeville District (County) and Colleton District (County)Company I - (also known as Whitner's Troop) - Marion District (County), Sumter District (County) and Darlington District (County); a few men from Williamsburg District (County), Anderson District (County) and Kershaw District (County)Company K - Chesterfield District (County); a few men from Pickens District (County)