▁Florida , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁P . ▁G . ▁T . ▁Be a ure g ard . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁SC ▁Caval ry ▁served ▁here ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁With ▁ 1 , 3 5 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁men , ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁brig ade ▁known ▁as ▁Butler ' s ▁Brigade ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Matthew ▁Butler , ▁which ▁served ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁Ham pton ' s ▁Division ▁of ▁caval ry , ▁in ▁the ▁Caval ry ▁Corps , ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁It ▁saw ▁heavy ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁Haw ' s ▁Sh op , ▁Va ., ▁M ata de quin ▁Creek , ▁Va ., ▁and ▁Tre vil ian ▁Station , ▁Va . ▁Between ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁suffered ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 8 0 ▁killed , ▁wounded ▁or ▁captured . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁SC ▁Caval ry ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁Ham pton ' s ▁Division ▁were ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁and ▁transferred ▁south , ▁by ▁rail road , ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁Georgia , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁William ▁J . ▁Har de e , ▁and ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁Caval ry