by Edward L. Wells
The story of the Charleston Light Dragoons is interwoven with the social and military history of South Carolina from early colonial days. It is clear that the corps existed at least as early as 1733, being called then with British loyalty, the "Charleston Horse-Guards," a title changed, doubtless in deference to Republican sentiment, at the Revolution, into "Charleston Light Dragoons," This book is the story of their service in the Civil War as Company K of the 4th SC Cavalry. They served in South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland, and surrendered at Bentonville, NC. This company volunteered for service in 1861 and served as an independent Cavalry Company defending the land approaches to Charleston and keeping the railroad open between Charleston and Savannah. They later became Company "K" of the 4th S. Carolina Cavalry under Butler's Brigade. They served with Hampton in Virginia during the brutal 1864 Overland Campaign where Hampton remarked the action was so intense "We didn't have time to bury our dead." Paperback. - $15.00
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