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At the end of August 1863, the entire regiment was sent to South Carolina to be under the command of General P.G.T. Beauregard . They fought at Johns Island, Charleston, Green Pond and many other battles within the area during that time. The 5th remained in South Carolina until orders sent them back to Savannah on the 13 of May 1864; along the way, those orders changed and the 5th Ga. Cavalry rode to join General Joseph Wheeler and the Army Of Tennessee . Once they were a part of Wheeler’s forces, the troops traveled to Atlanta where they participated in the battle for that city and in the greater Campaign for Atlanta, losing many men but always maintaining their discipline and honor. They found combat in several major actions, including Kennesaw Mountain, Buckhead, Big Shanty, Chattahoochee River, and Decatur. Their last documented skirmish was the Battle Of Morrisville Station on April 13-14, 1865. COMPANIES OF THE FIFTH GEORGIA CAVALRY # A - Georgia Hussars ( Chatham County , Georgia) # B - Chatham Light Horse (Chatham County, Georgia) # C - Blue Cap Cavalry ( Burke County , Georgia) # D - Liberty Guards ( Liberty County , Georgia) # E - Bulloch Troop ( Bulloch County , Georgia) # F - Screven Troop ( Screven County , Georgia) # G - Liberty Independent Troop (Liberty County, Georgia) # H - Mounted Rifles (Chatham County, Georgia) # I - Effingham Hussars ( Effingham County , Georgia) # K - McIntosh Light Dragoons ( McIntosh County , Georgia) EXTERNAL LINK 5th Ga. Calvary |
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