CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
34th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
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34th Infantry Regiment [also called 37th Regiment] was organized at Holly Springs,
Mississippi, in April, 1862. The men were drawn from the counties of Tate, Smith, Marshall,
Tippah, Holmes, and Benton. Serving in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, the unit
fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then saw action in Tennessee and
North Carolina, It lost 15 killed, 91 wounded, and 19 missing of the 307 engaged at
Chickamauga, and reported 235 casualties at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was
consolidated with the 29th and 30th Regiments and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. The 34th had
15 disabled in the fight at Resaca and 18 at Ezra Church. It
surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Samuel Benton; Lieutenant
Colonel Daniel B. Wright; and Majors Thomas A. Falconer, Armistead T. Mason, and William G.
Pegram.
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