John Banning (abt. 1831 - 1863)

Born about 1831 in Ireland

Died 3 May 1863 at about age 32 in Chancellorsville, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Pvt John Banning served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 10, 1861
Mustered out: May 3, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. C, 91st Regiment,_Pennsylvania_Infantry

John Banning was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.

John was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1830/31. ^[1]

When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. ^[2]

On 10 September 1861, he enlisted and was mustered into service as a private in company C of the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain McArthur. He was a private in company C. ^[3]

He was killed on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia. On 7 May 1863, he was reported missing in action. He was a private, in company C. ^[4]

Research Notes

Since no entry has been found for him in the pension index by unit (on Fold3) or in the pension index by name (on Ancestry), apparently, no one applied for a pension based on his service.

No entry has been found for him in these sources:

1850 United States census (Ancestry and FamilySearch indices, accessed 15 August 2012)

a John Benning, 20, born in Ireland, in the 7th regiment US Infantry, was living in St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri (microfilm series M432, film 413, page 270 recto = 539 handwritten) (FamilySearch, accessed 15 Aug 12)

a John Banning, 17, was living with Simon (49) and Catharine (38) Banning et al., in Locus Ward, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (microfilm series M432, film 814, page 198 verso = 396 handwritten) (FamilySearch, accessed 15 Aug 12)

1860 United States census (Ancestry and FamilySearch indices, accessed 15 August 2012)

a John Banning, 30, born in Ireland, beer bottler, was living in San Francisco, California with Bridget Banning (30) et al. (microfilm series M653, film 67, page 164 = 718 handwritten) (FamilySearch)

Pennsylvania veterans' burial records (Ancestry index, accessed 7 Apr 12)

applications for headstones for military veterans 1925-1941 (FamilySearch index, accessed 15 August 2012)

Records of headstones of deceased Union veterans, 1879-1903 (FamilySearch index, accessed 15 August 2012)

interment control forms, 1928-1962, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General 1774-1985, record group 92, National Archives and Records Administration (Ancestry index, accessed 15 August 2012)

Sources

1. ↑ company C descriptive roll (30 in 1861)
2. ↑ company C descriptive roll
3. ↑ company C descriptive roll, Bates, compiled service record index
4. ↑ consolidated morning report for 7 May 1863 (missing), company C descriptive roll, Bates, 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers' (missing), 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania at Chancellorville' (missing), compiled service records index

• Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. In the roster. John Banning
• company C, descriptive roll, number 18, John Banning, in company descriptive books, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 94 (Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917)

'[NAMES] John Banning'
'[AGE.] 30'
'[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 1/2 inches'
'[COMPLEXION.] Fair'
'[EYES.] Blue'
'[HAIR.] Brown'
'[WHERE BORN.] Dublin Ireland'
'[OCCUPATION.] Wea [the rest is lost in the binding]'
'[ENLISTMENT.]'
'[WHEN.] Sept 10th'
'[WHERE.] Philada'
'[BY WHOM.] Capt McArthur'
'[TERM.] 3 yrs'
'[REMARKS.]'
'Killed in action'

• company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 84, John Banning

(no information but name and rank)

• consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863, in regimental descriptive book and consolidated morning reports, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 94 (Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917)

co. C private Banning missing in action of the 3rd inst

• index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania, John Banning, Fold3
• 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania at Chancellorville', Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May 1863, page 8, GenealogyBank

'John Banning, Co. C, missing.'

• 'The ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Press, Wednesday 13 May 1863, page 2, GenealogyBank

'John Banning, C, missing'