Joel A. McPherson, age 16, Private, Capt. S. H. Terral's Company, 37th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers,* enlisted March 13, 1862 at Quitman, Miss. by Lt. M. L. Moody for 3 years or the war, on medical furlough April 5 to May 5, 1862, recorded on the Sept/Oct, 1862 muster roll as absent, sick in hospital remaining so through the end of the year, returning by March, 1864, recorded absent October 31, 1863, present at the end of the year,** no further records

* This company subsequently became Company C, 37th Regiment Mississippi Infantry

** Muster held near Enterprise, Miss. "This company has been in Parole Camps at Enterprise, Miss. since last mustered and a part has been 'declared exchanged' recently"

Note, the next surviving muster roll covers the bi-monthly period July/Aug, 1864. In-as-much as there is no record of him at this muster, he must have been dropped from the rolls on one of the three intervening muster rolls, Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr., or May/Jun, 1864. This could have been for discharge, death, desertion, capture, transfer, etc.

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Also in Company C were:

John T. McPherson, age 28 who survived the war and was paroled May 10, 1865

James S. McPherson, age 32, last recorded absent, in parole camp at Demopolis, Ala. on the July/Aug,, 1864 muster roll, no further records

M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi

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Only James appears on the list of Vicksburg paroled prisoners

MCPHERSON JAMES PVT 37TH MS INF C FIELD
http://www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/confederate-parole-records-m.htm

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A history of the regiment is found at:

http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/37th_MS_Inf.htm

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This gent may be able to assist you in your search:

37th Mississippi, Co. G bjackson@select.net

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