Henry B. Banning
| Henry Blackstone Banning | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Job E. Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Young |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Knox County district |
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In office January 1, 1866 – January 5, 1868 |
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| Preceded by | Columbus Delano |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hoffett |
| Personal details | |
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November 10, 1836 Bannings Mills, Ohio |
| Died | December 10, 1881 (aged 45) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic, Independent Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Kirby |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater |
Mount Vernon Academy Kenyon College |
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| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
| Rank |
 Colonel Brevet Major General
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| Commands |
87th Ohio Infantry 121st Ohio Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Henry Blackstone Banning (November 10, 1836 – December 10, 1881) was a lawyer and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as an infantry officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Born in Bannings Mills, Ohio, Banning attended the Clinton district school, Mount Vernon Academy, and Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, where he stayed a short time before returning to Mount Vernon to study law in the office of Hosmer, Curtis & Devin. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in April 1861 in the Union Army as a private. He was commissioned as a captain in Company B of the 4th Ohio Infantry, on June 5, 1861. He served as colonel of the 87th Ohio Infantry (a three-month regiment), June 10-September 20, 1862.
Banning was honorably mustered out October 4, 1862. He reenlisted and was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 125th Ohio Infantry on January 1, 1863. He transferred to the 121st Ohio Infantry on April 5, 1863, being promoted to colonel of that regiment on November 10, 1863. He took part in the battles of Rich Mountain, Romney, Blue Gap, Winchester, Cross Keys, Chickamauga, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Rome, Kennesaw Mountain, Dallas, Peachtree Creek, Jonesboro, and Nashville.
He resigned from the army on January 21, 1865, to return home to Ohio. On January 16, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Banning for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. On February 21, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Banning for appointment to the grade of brevet major general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on April 26, 1866.
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