Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Banks, Nathaniel Prentice |
Role |
Military |
Born |
1816 |
Birthplace |
Waltham, Massachusetts |
Deceased |
1894 |
Deceased where |
Waltham, Massachusetts |
Places of residence |
Waltham, Massachusetts. Chicago, Illinois Texas. Port Hudson, Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
Occupation |
Solider during the Civil War Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. |
Titles & honors |
Major General of Volunteers. 21st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
Notes |
Nathaniel Prentice Banks served as a politician for both the Democrat (Antebellum period) and Republican (Postbellum) parties. During the Civil War Banks served in eight battles. First Battle of Kernstown Battle of Front Royal Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Mansfield Battle of Galveston Siege of Port Hudson Second Battle of Sabine Pass. Battle of Pleasant Hill. |
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