. ▁... ▁At ▁this ▁place ▁I ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁Regiment ▁and ▁sent ▁them ▁home ." ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁General ▁Sto kes ▁a wo ke ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁team sters ▁had ▁disappeared ▁with ▁the ▁m ule ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁w agon . ▁He ▁then ▁ordered ▁the ▁w agon ▁burn ed ▁rather ▁than ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁enemy ▁hands . ▁With ▁that , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁records , ▁and ▁history , ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁SC ▁Caval ry ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁Offic ers ▁and ▁units ▁The ▁command ing ▁and ▁staff ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁were : ▁Colonel ▁Benjamin ▁H ug er ▁R ut ledge ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Sto kes ▁Major ▁William ▁P . ▁E manuel ▁Ad j ut ant ▁James ▁R . ▁M asse y ; ▁Gabriel ▁Man ig ault ▁Chap lain ▁William ▁B anks ▁Qu arter master ▁Joseph ▁W . ▁McC ur ry ▁Sur geon : ▁Isaac ▁M . ▁Greg orie ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁Cap ers ▁M . ▁R ivers ▁Serge ant ▁Major ▁Gar land ▁M . ▁Y ance y ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁in ▁this ▁regiment ▁existed ▁previously ▁as ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Milit ia ▁companies . ▁ ▁Some , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁Light ▁Drag o ons , ▁trac ed ▁their ▁history ▁to ▁the ▁early - to - mid ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁and ▁are ▁mentioned ▁as ▁guard ing ▁Fort ▁Sum ter ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁regiment