From the 37th Alabama Infantry website at http://www.alabama37th.com/ it says Willis Grimes died Nov 12, 1862:

Known Regimental Deaths October-November 1862
- Private John Blackmon (Co C) - died of unknown cause at Abbeville, AL (this could also be misread for Abbeville, MS) on Nov 24
- Private William Blair (Co G) - died of unknown cause at Lauderdale Springs, MS, Nov 24
- Private James Cook (Co B) - died of unknown cause in Nov at unknown location
- Private John Croskey (Co K) - died of unknown cause Oct 16 at Lauderdale Springs, MS
- Private W.N. Grimes (Co K) - died of unknown cause Nov 12 at Durant, MS
- Private Eli Laney (Co B) - died of unknown cause Nov 11 at an unknown location
- Private John Lee (Co C) - died of unnamed disease Nov 29 at Jackson, MS
- Private Cornelius Malear (Co B) appears on list of those killed or who died of wounds or disease dated Nov 2 cause/location unknown
- Private Thomas M. McLendon (Co K) - died of unknown cause Nov 11 at Waterford or Abbeville, MS
- Private Merrill Nall (Co A) - died of "fever" Nov 14 at Oxford, MS
- Private E.B. Owens (Co C) - died of unknown cause Nov 30 at Meridian, MS
- Private Christopher C. Pearson (Co B) - died of unknown cause Nov 6 at unknown location
- Private George Price (Co C) - died of unnamed disease Nov 20 at Oxford, MS
- Private George W. Sadler (Co G) - died of unnamed disease during the fall/winter of 1862 according to claim for deceased soldier filed March 30, 1863
- Private Robert F. Tucker (Co D) - died of unknown cause Nov 28 at unknown location
- Private William E.M. Wilkerson (Co I) - died of unnamed disease Nov 22 at Montgomery, AL while en route home on furlough

Jim Martin