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The 36th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 36th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862 and mustered into Confederate service at Corinth, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in Scott, Copiah, and Hinds counties. This unit had 326 men engaged at Iuka and lost 12 killed and 71 wounded in the Battle of Corinth. Later it was placed under the command of General Hebert, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and captured when Vicksburg fell. During the siege it reported 28 killed and 72 wounded. After being exchanged, the regiment, serving in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade, fought in the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee with Hood, then took part in the defense of Mobile. It sustained 6 casualties at New Hope Church, 38 at Kenesaw Mountain, 29 at the Chattahoochee River, and 13 in the Battle of Atlanta. The 36th was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana after taking part in the Battle of Fort Blakely outside of Mobile, Alabama.

Commanders

• Colonel Drury J. Brown
• Colonel William W. Witherspoon
• Lt. Colonel Edward Brown
• Lt. Colonel S.J. Harper
• Major Charles P. Partin
• Major Alexander Yates