Below is some information recently compiled on the 34th Regt. Miss. Inf. [aka 37th Miss.] that may be of interest to some members of the MSCWMB:

Confederate soldier Phillip Wilson GARRISON [b. Dec 10, 1830, d. Nov. 2, 1862, m. Martha Anne EVANS about 1852 in Tippah Co., Mississippi], enlisted as a Private in the "Tippah Farmers" in Tippah County, Miss. on March 18, 1862. Soon thereafter the "Tippah Farmers" became Company H of the 37th Regiment Miss. Infantry, CSA, when it was organized at Holly Springs, Marshall Co., Mississippi on April 19, 1862. As the 37th Miss., this regiment engaged in battles at Farmington, MS (May 9, 1862), Perryville, KY (Oct. 8, 1862), and Murfreesboro, TN (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 3, 1863), before becoming the 34th Miss. The 37th Miss. was re-designated the 34th Regiment Miss. Infantry on March 5, 1863 as a result of two regiments having the same designation.

In late August 1862, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's "Army of Mississippi" began its Kentucky Campaign. When the army was divided into the "Right Wing" (under General Polk) and the "Left Wing" (under General Hardee) in August of 1862, Gen. Hardee's force was enhanced by the four brigades of Jones’s Division, formerly of Bragg's Corps. These newly added units of the "Left Wing" adopted the distinctive blue flags of Hardee's old corps.

The 37th Miss. of Jone's Division, as new members of Gen. William J. Hardee's "Left Wing," were entitled to carry the distinctive Hardee pattern regimental Battle flag with its dark blue field and white circular disc in the center.

On Oct. 8, 1862, the 37th Miss. [aka 34th Miss.] regiment went into the Battle of Perryville with 310 men rank and file - its loss in the engagement was horrific. This regiment distinguished itself in the most desperate fighting of the day, making repeated charges against Parson's Battery, supported by Union Gen. James S. Jackson's Division, and finally carrying it, but at a frightful cost. Gen. Jackson died with his battery of cannons. The 37th Miss. [aka 34th Miss.] lost heavily under a crossfire almost 50% of the regiment either killed or wounded, including all three of the field officers being wounded. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and, after pausing at Harrodsburg, KY, continued the Confederate retreat by way of the Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee. The Confederate offensive was over, and the Union controlled Kentucky for the remainder of the war.

Private Phillip W. GARRISON was reported as "slightly wounded" during the Battle of Perryville, according to an unidentified newspaper dated November 6, 1862. Phillip died Nov. 2, 1862 at Perryville, Kentucky, probably due to infection or fever after being "slightly wounded," and was reportedly buried Nov. 15, 1862 at the Perryville Cemetery, Boyle Co., Kentucky.

Serving with Phillip in Company H was a younger brother, Private Charles David GARRISON [b. March 13, 1834 in SC, d. Sept. 17, 1922]. They had enlisted together in the "Tippah Farmers" on March 18, 1862. A third brother, George GARRISON [b. ca 1843 in MS], apparently stayed home to help their father who was a farmer, as no evidence has been found that George enlisted in the CSA even though he was 18 at the time his two older brothers left home to fight in the Civil War.

Phillip Wilson and Martha Ann [EVANS] GARRISON had two sons prior to the war - William George Madison GARRISON, b. 1854 in MS d. 1923, m. Loucinda Melville CHILDERS in 1875; and John H. GARRISON, b. Feb. 20, 1858 in MS, d. Oct. 8, 1890, m. Mary C. GRIFFIN on Dec. 18, 1881 in Tippah Co., MS.

SOURCE: Post-em by Rob Swinson for Phillip Wilson GARRISON at "FROM BUCHAL TO YOUNGER AND INBETWEEN," RootsWeb.com [posted 2006-12-16]
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"Casualties of the 34th [aka 37th] Mississippi Regiment at Perryville"

Submitted by Tim Harrison

In an unidentified newspaper, dated November 6, 1862, is a listing of casualties suffered by the 34th Mississippi Infantry (then known as the 37th Regiment) at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky. The ten companies comprising this regiment were [edited by Rob Swinson]:

Company A - Tippah Rangers (raised in Tippah Co.)
Company B - Tippah Rebels (raised in Tippah Co.)
Company C - Smith Rifles (raised in Lafayette Co.)
Company D - Mississippi Avengers, aka Wynne Rifles, aka Wynne Reliefs (raised in Marshall Co.)
Company E - Coldwater Rebels (raised in Marshall Co.)
Company F - Goodman Guards (raised in Marshall Co.)
Company G - Sons of Liberty (raised in Tippah Co.)
Company H - Tippah Farmers (raised in Tippah Co.)
Company I - Bowen Rebels (raised in Marshall Co.)
Company K - Dixie Guards (raised in Tippah Co.)

The regiment was organized at Holly Springs, Marshall Co., Mississippi in April 1862. Its staff and field officers were: Colonel – Samuel Benton; Lieutenant Colonel – Daniel B. Wright; Major – Thomas A. Falconer; Adjutant – T. W. Miller; and Sergeant Major – Clifton Dancy. Its first major battle was fought at Perryville, Kentucky were the regiment was conspicuous for bravery and suffered a large number of casualties. Here is the text of the article:

List of Casualties in the Thirty-Seventh [aka 34th] Mississippi Regiment

The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the 37th Mississippi regiment volunteers, in the battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on the 8th October, 1862, Colonel Samuel Benton, commanding:

Field and Staff—Wounded: Colonel Benton, severely in the right thigh and left side; Lieutenant Colonel D. B. Wright, severely, right forearm; Major A. T. Mason, painfully, left foot; Sergeant-Major Clifton Dancy, painfuly, left arm.

Company A - Wounded: Lieutenant J. W. Notton, slightly in the hand; Orderly Sergeant T. H. Johnson, dangerously; Corporal N. M. Young, severely; Privates A. Stinson, severely; W. T. Bowdon, dangerously; R. H. Bowdon, slightly; J. L. Boston, dangerously; G. D. Queen, dangerously; T. F. Rutherford, slightly; V. A. Hood, slightly; L. L. Luna, dangerously; J. M. Nance, slightly; L. Renfro, slightly; J. Strong, dangerously.

Company B - Killed: Privates L. H. Rogan, G. W. Little, W. A. Jordan, J. A. Vernon. Wounded: Capt. A. C. Rucker, severely, lower leg; Sergeant S. N. Still, slightly; Privates J. W. Austin, severely; E. Bishop, slightly; H. A. Blakeny, slightly; G. W. Brooks, severely; R. L. George, severely; Thos. A. hurt, severely, left arm; R. D. Kinney, severely; W. C. Lee, severely; Wm. Manning, severely; F. Moody, severely; J. H. Shepherd, severely.

Company C - Wounded: Lieutenant J. R. Turner, slightly; Privates J. A. Pope, severely; W. C. Worthy, severely; P. McNeale, slightly.

Company D - Killed: Privates J. W. Bowen, T. H. Alexander. Wounded: Corporal A. J. Hamilton, dangerously; Corporal A. N. Smith, slightly; Privates R. S. Boggs, dangerously; J. F. Boren, slightly; B. Gwinn, severely; W. B. Henderson, dangerously; W. P. McCauley, dangerously; J. McElvoy, mortally; J. M. White, dangerously; W. E. Young, severely; W. J. Harrold, slightly; W. F. Harris, slightly; V. A. Lay, slightly.

Company E - Killed: Privates J. S. Funderborks [Funderburk] and Henry Thomas. Wounded: Corp’l J. H. Collins, slightly; Privates U. M. C. Alexander; W. A. Broodsway, slightly; R. J. Cloud, slightly; W. R. Crawford, slightly; R. J. Dean, dangerously; Dr. M. Flou [Flow], severely; T. D. Fancett, dangerously; J. K. Hardy, severely; W. H. Mosby, severely; A. S. Rogers, slightly; E. K. Kirby, slightly; R. M. Stewart, severely; J. J. Stovall, severely; H. H. Woods, severely in arm.

Company F - Wounded: Sergeant W. E. Hancock, severely; Corporal C. H. C. Drake, mortally; Musician J. A. Alexander, slightly; Privates Howard Falconer, dangerously; T. J. Ross, slightly; Thos. Vaughan, slightly; J. W. Wages, slightly.

Company G - Killed: Sergeant A. Mouldin, Private W. M. Hill. Wounded: Lieutenant J. A. Childres, severely in arm; Sergeant C. Hines, dangerously in leg; Corporal T. J. Herring, severely in foot; Corporal W. C. Pugh, severely; Privates W. T. Shapley, severely in both hands; C. C. Hicks, dangerously in face; Ralph Hawkins, slightly; N. James, slightly; Farley Hopkins, slightly; J. Morbry, slightly; F. Robertson, dangerously; J. J. Strut [Street], slightly; J. A. Walker, slightly.

Company H - Killed: Privates W. H. Crump, W. W. McCord. Wounded: Orderly Sergeant Charlie Smith, seriously; Jacob Goodwin, slightly; P. W. Garrison, slightly; J. P. Gamble, slightly; C. L. Nutt, slightly; S. Noah, slightly.

Company I - Killed: Sergeant J. C. Cathey, Corporal A. J. Oldfield, privates J. F. Simpson, J. W. Hargis. Wounded: Lieutenant H. R. Rayburn, slightly, in arm; Sergeant R. B. McKee, slightly, in arm; Sergeant B. M. Childers, slightly; Privates W. T. Aikin, dangerously; W. G. Aiken, dangerously; W. K. Childers, dangerously; L. K. Childers, dangerously; W. Maples, severely; M. L. Strickland, slightly; J. C. South, dangerously; C. F. Smith, severely in arm; S. T. Morton, slightly; W. L. Weaver, slightly; R. Childress, dangerously.

Company K - Killed: Corporal T. T. Royster, Privates J. C. Nunally, E. N. Brown. Wounded: Captain Ben Lox, severely in lower leg; Lieutenant R. J. Sharp, severely in left shoulder; Lieutenant A. McDonald, mortally, died next morning; Orderly Sergeant F. G. Ayres, very dangerously, in right lung; Privates W. P. Boughman, severely in neck; Nelson Jones, slightly; Sam Simpson, severely, in shoulder; Green Simpson, slightly, in right foot; R. W. McDougal, severely, in right knee; R. W. Hix, slightly, in right leg; T. C. H. Wall, severely, in left arm; T. J. Scott, dangerously, in right arm and side; Frank T. Lick, very severely in head, right leg and left side; B. F. Perkins, slightly, in left shoulder; P. W. Winborn, severely, in right arm; J. E. Winborn, slightly, in head.

Total.—Killed, 19; Wounded, 124.

This regiment went into the battle with three hundred and ten men rank and file; its loss in the engagement was nearly fifty per cent. The honor of Mississippi was never more bravely vindicated.

Writing more than sixty years later, Samuel A. Hughey, better known to readers of the DeSoto County Times Promoter as “Old Hughey” and a member of Company E, 34th Mississippi, made the following observations:

We want to talk a little this morning on the official report of General Bragg’s army from Chattanooga to Perryville, Ky. I happened to be in that campaign. Bragg’s army was camped in and around Chattanooga when he started his campaign. History says the army crossed the Tennessee River on the 28th of August, 1862. I claim it cross the river on the 8th or 9th of August. That’s all right; we crossed the river, and marched over the Cumberland Mountains by way of Pikeville, Spencer and Sparta, to Kentucky, where he engaged General Buell in the battle of Perryville, history says, with 14,000 men, raw, poorly armed soldiers. General Bragg whipped the socks off General Buell, who had 30,000 fully armed and well-fed soldiers. During this Kentucky campaign from August 28th to October 12, 1862—say from August 9th to Ocotober 23rd—somebody is wrong about dates, but that’s all right—Bragg’s army captured, according to history, [33?] pieces of artillery and 15,000 muskets, 330 wagons, 1,750 mules, killed 2,430 yankees, wounded 9,600, and captured 14,500 prisoners. Such is the official history of this command. General Bragg did well with his small army. What was old Buell doing while General Bragg was mopping up? I know a part that he was doing; he was killing and wounding Bragg’s men to beat the band. He killed and wounded about 18 of my company. Our regiment suffered a severe loss. We lost our colonel and lieutenant-colonel, both severely wounded, which left our regiment without a commander. We borrowed a lieutenant-colonel of the 30th Mississippi to take charge of our regiment. His name was Reynolds. He commanded our regiment until the battle of Chickamauga, and he was killed on Saturday morning and Major Pegram took command of the regiment. He was wounded in the evening of the same day. The regiment, the 34th Mississippi, then was commanded by Captain Bowen, senior captain of the regiment, the balance of the day. Old Sherman told the truth, if reports be true. He said “War is hell.” I say if hell is any hotter than some of the battles that were fought in the war between the states, I am as near there as I want to be.

SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msdesoto/military/34thMSCas.html [retrieved 2006-12-16]
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Hopefully, someone will find the above inforamtion helpful.

Rob Swinson
RESwinson@aol.com