Mississippi 37th Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 37th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 with men recruited in the counties of Clarke, Lowndes, Greene, De Soto, Jasper, and Claiborne. After participating in numerous battles in Mississippi the unit was assigned to General Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was captured when Vicksburg fell and during the siege it lost 17 killed, 56 wounded, and 7 missing. Exchanged, the regiment contained 26 officers and 442 men in December, 1863. It then served under Generals Mackall, Cantey, and Featherston in the Army of Tennessee. The 37th fought in the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It reported 5 killed and 27 wounded of the 453 engaged at Iuka , had 19 killed and 62 wounded at Corinth, and sustained 81 casualties at Hatchie's Bridge. Many were disabled in Tennessee, and early in 1865 its ten companies were reduced to three and the unit was redesignated the 37th Battalion. It surrendered in April. Officers:
Colonels:
Robert McLain, wounded at Corinth
Orlando S. Holland
Lieutenant-Colonels:
Orlando S. Holland
William W. Wier
Samuel H. Terral
William S. Patton
Majors:
John McGee
William W. Wier
Samuel H. Terral
Q. C. Hiedelberg
Assignments:
General Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.
Service under Generals Mackall, Cantey, and Featherston in the Army of Tennessee.
Battles:
Corinth Campaign (April - June 1862) Farmington (May 1862) Iuka (19 September 1862) Corinth (33, 4 October 1862) Vicksburg Campaing & Siege (May - July 1863) Atlanta Campaign (May - September 1864) Resaca (9 May 1864) Resaca (14, 15 May 1864) Peach Tree Creek (20 July 1864) Ezra Church (28 July 1864) Atlanta Siege (July- September 1864) Jonesboro (31 August - 1 September 1864) Franklin (30 November 1864) Nashville (15, 16 December 1864) Carolinas Campaign (February - April 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2405 men.

Company A -- Patton’s Company Mississippi Boys (raised in Clarke & Lauderdale Counties, MS) Company B -- McLain Rifles (raised in Clarke County, MS) Company C -- Clarke County Rescuers (raised in Clarke County, MS) Company D - Enterprise Guards (Tigers) - Clarke County Company E -- Shubuta Guards (raised in Clarke County, MS) Company F -- DeSoto Rifles (raised in Clarke County, MS) Company G -- Yancey Guards (raised in Smith County, MS) Company H -- Jasper Avengers (raised in Jasper County, MS) Company I -- McLemore Guards (raised in Lauderdale County, MS) Company K -- Jasper Guards (raised in Jasper County, MS)
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