Brooks, U. R. Stories of the Confederacy Columbia, S.C. 1912. The book has been reprinted in 1991 and can be bought from Jim Fox Books, 9 Precipice Road, Camden, S.C. 29020, phone 903 432-0463 the price is $30.00 plus postage. Suggest calling him to see if he still has copies before ordering. The author, U.R. Brooks, served in the 6th S.C. Cavalry and also wrote BUTLER AND HIS CAVALRY 1861-1865.


Colcock, Charles J. "The Third South Carolina Cavalry. In Ulysses R. Brooks, ed. Stories of the Confederacy. Columbia, SC: State Co, 1912. pp. 219-33 (8 photocopied pages). E577B78.



Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Ref. See p. 251 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.

Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 6:South Carolina. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987. 931 p. E484C65.1987v6. Contains numerous, scattered references to South Carolina units. CD-ROM available.


Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina.... NY: Facts on File, 1995. pp. 41-42 (2 photocopied pages). E577S53.1995. (Unit organizational history).

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