Ira French

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 12/1/1861 as a Private.
On 12/1/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. MS 7th Infantry
He died of disease (date not stated)
(Estimated date of enlistment; died in 1863)
Other Information:
born in 1827
Buried: Mount Pisgah Baptist Cemetery, Penantly, MS
[Note, this is probably the memorial marker you are aware of]

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Mississippi Confederate Grave Registry

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Ira French, Private, born in Alabama, Company A, 7th Battalion Mississippi Vols., enlisted May 10, 1862 in Jasper County by J. B. Pardue for 3 years or the war, recorded absent, sick in hospital August 31, 1862 remaining absent through October, present at the end of year muster, recorded on the Jan/Feb, 1863 muster as absent, sick, died March 1, 1863 at the 1st Louisiana Hospital, Brookhaven, Miss., Erysipelas, leaving a wife and 3 children, amount of money left, $63.60, his widow Ninny [sp?]/Winney filed claim for settlement of his accounts signing with an 'X', her mark April 22, 1863 in Jasper County

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

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They consist of 22 cards with affidavits regarding his widow's claim and pay settlement information.