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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Confederate_cavalry
gptkb:South_Carolina
military history
Civil War battles
American_history
Southern_states
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_Matthew_C._Butler
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Trevilian Station
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gptkbp:formed
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1862
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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participated in reconnaissance missions
conducted_raids_against_Union_supply_lines
contributed_to_Confederate_cavalry_tactics
defended_Southern_territory
engaged_in_skirmishes_with_Union_cavalry
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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South Carolina Cavalry Brigade
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gptkbp:legacy
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commemorated in monuments
celebrated in local history
recognized in military history studies
memorialized in literature
honored in historical reenactments
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gptkbp:motto
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“For_God,_State,_and_Country”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_D._Kennedy
gptkb:Colonel_James_H._Hammond
gptkb:Colonel_John_P._Thomas
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_Thomas_J._McElroy
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 3,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:type
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cavalry
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