Nickname:"Dan"
Also Known As:<_AKA> Jefferson Benjamin Kittrell
Per Jeanné Crump his name is Daniel.
Per Marvin "Buddy" Kitrell his name is Jefferson Benjamin.
J.B Kittrell (First_Last) Regiment Name Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion South Carolina. Side Confederate Company H Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M381 roll 18
Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion, South Carolina
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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J.B Kittrell (First_Last) Regiment Name 14 Batt'n South Carolina Cav. Side Confederate Company D Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M381 roll 18
CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
14th Cavalry Battalion [also called 1st or 2nd Battalion] was organized early in 1862 with four companies. Many of its members were recruited in the western counties of the state. Serving in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, the unit fought at Pocotaligo and Coosewhatchie where it lost 2 killed, 13 wounded, and 13 missing. During January, 1863, it merged into the 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment. Major Joseph H. Morgan was in command.
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J.B Kittrell (First_Last) Regiment Name 5 South Carolina Cavalry. Side Confederate Company I Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M381 roll 18
CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's)
5th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1863, by consolidating the 14th and 17th Battalions South Carolina Cavalry. For a time it served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, then in March, 1864, moved to Virginia with 1,200 effectives. Assigned to Butler's Brigade, the regiment fought in The Wilderness <http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/va046.htm> Campaign, the battles about Cold Harbor <http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/va062.htm>, and south of the James River. Later it was active in the campaign of the Carolinas and attached to Logan's Brigade. The 5th Cavalry surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanding officers were Colonels Zimmerman Davis, John Donovant, and Samuel W. Ferguson; Lieutenant Colonels J.C. Edwards and Robert J. Jeffords; and Major Joseph H. Morgan.