ry ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁and ▁served ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Theater ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁by ▁cons olid ating ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Battalion ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Caval ry , ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Battalion ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Caval ry , ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁Light ▁Drag o ons ▁and ▁Company ▁A ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁James ▁Mount ed ▁R if le men . ▁The ▁ 1 0 th ▁Caval ry ▁Battalion ▁( also ▁called ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ) ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁with ▁five ▁companies , ▁and ▁Major ▁James ▁P . ▁Adams ▁and ▁Major ▁William ▁Sto kes ▁were ▁the ▁command ing ▁officers . ▁The ▁ 1 2 th ▁Caval ry ▁Battalion ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Caval ry ▁Battalion . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁history ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁formed , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Colonel ▁B . ▁H ug er ▁R ut ledge ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Military ▁District ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Ros well ▁S . ▁Ri ple y . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Military ▁District ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Georgia ▁and