Ira B. Sadler, Private, Co. A, 7 TX Infantry, C.S. 1841 June 20: Sadler was born. 1861 October 1: Enlisted in the C.S. Army in Marshall, TX. 1862 February 16: Captured at Fort Donelson. Sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago. March 12: Admitted to U.S.A. Prison Hosp., Camp Douglas, Chicago. Returned to “duty” on March 17th. July 9: Admitted to U.S.A. Prison Hosp., Camp Douglas, Chicago. Returned to “duty” on July 21st. August 1: Appeared on a roll of prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL. September 6: Appeared on a roll of prisoners of war sent from Camp Douglas to Vicksburg to be exchanged. October 31: Company Muster Roll. Present. 1863 January to October: Company Muster Rolls. Present. November & December: Company Muster Roll. Present. Remarks “15 Rounds Ammunition.” 1864 January & February: Company Muster Roll. Present. Remarks “Reenlisted for the war.” April 19: Married Rebecca Chism in McLennan County, TX. April 28: Appeared on a roster of commissioned officers, Provisional Army Confederate States. Ira was listed as an Ensign. July 22: Wounded in the left hand during The Battle of Atlanta. July 24: Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital in Macon, GA. August 15: Appears on a register of Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals Macon, Ga.. Disease “G.S.W. left hand causing amputation of the thumb.” August 17: Furloughed till September 16. November 7: Appeared on a report of staff and acting staff officers serving in Cheatham’s Corps, Army of Tennessee in Tuscumbia Alabama. Remarks “Granbury’s Brigade” November 30: Fought in the Battle of Franklin under Granbury. He was wounded in Franklin and captured by the United States Army during Confederate retreat from Nashville on December 17/18. December 28: Admitted to Hospital No. 1, U.S.A., Gen’l Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. Diagnosis “Simple flesh wound of right side.” 1865 January 31: Appeared on a roll of prisoners of war at Nashville, Tenn.. Remarks “Forwarded to Louisville, KY.” (Listed as being a 1st Lieutenant) 1867 Registered to vote in McLennan County, TX. 1881 January 24: Ira B. Sadler died. .