Henry Blackstone Banning
Born: November 10, 1836
Birthplace: Bannings Mills, Ohio
Father: James Smith Banning 1800 – 1867
(Buried: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio)
Mother: Eliza A. Blackstone 1804 – 1878
(Buried: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio)
Wife: Julia Kirby 1846 – 1917
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Children:
Kirby Banning 1869 – 1894
Harry Byron Banning 1871 – 1944
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ella K. Banning 1872 – 1943
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Clinton Kirby Banning 1880 – 1921
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Political Party: Democratic Party, Independent Republican Party
Education:
Attended Kenyon College
Occupation before War:
1857 – 1861: Attorney in Mount Vernon, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain in 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia
1861: Served in the Battle of Romney Bridge, Western Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Blue's Gap
1862: Colonel of 87th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862: Honorably mustered out of the Union Army on October 4th
1863: Lt. Colonel of 125th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1863: Lt. Colonel of 121st Ohio Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 121st Ohio Infantry Regiment
1865: Resigned from the Union Army on January 21st
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General Union Army Confirmed in 1866
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Attorney in Mount Vernon, Ohio
1866 – 1867: Ohio State Representative
1869 – 1873: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio
1873 – 1879: United States Congressman from Ohio
1878: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1879 – 1881: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio
1880: Unsuccessful candidate for United States Congressman
Died: December 10, 1881
Place of Death: Cincinnati, Ohio
Age at time of Death: 45 years old
Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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