I am looking for any information I can find on Private Ira French of Co. A, 7th MS. Regt. CSA (My 3rd great grandfather). I am particularly looking for information on his military career and where he might possibly actually be buried. Below is what information I have been able to find on him so far:He died in Brookhaven in 1863 of blood poisoning and is burried somewhere around Brookhaven, MS (We believe). There is a memorial marker for him placed next to his wife at Mt. Pisgah Cemetary in Jasper County, MS.Birth: 1827Death: 1863

7th Battalion, Mississippi InfantryOverview:7th Infantry Battalion was organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman, Mississippi. After participating in the conflict at Corinth the unit was assigned to Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After the exchange only 15 officers and 116 men were present. The battalion then served in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade, was prominent throughout the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and aided in the defense of Mobile. It reported 65 casualties at Corinth, 50 during the siege of Vicksburg, 72 at Kenesaw Mountain, and 9 at the Chattahoochee River . Few were included in the surrender in May, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and James S. Terral, and Major Joel E. Welborn. French, Ira (National Archives)Regiment Name:7th Battalion, Mississippi InfantrySide:ConfederateCompany:ASoldier's Rank In:PrivateSoldier's Rank Out:PrivateAlternate name:Film Number:M232 roll 14

•Death - date in1863 in 7 Th.La.Military Hospital Brookhaven, Miss.

Thanks for any help that anyone can give!