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Lemuel Jones Banks

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Lemuel Jones Banks

Birth
Death
27 Aug 1917 (aged 78)
Burial
Steele, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot
Flat stone
Memorial ID
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On 29 Aug 1861, L. J. Banks listed as a mbr. of the Ashville Artillery. (Early St. Clair County, Alabama Records, by Mrs. C. P. McGuire, abt 1986, p 88)

On 10 Sep 1861, Sgt. L. J. Banks was enrolled at Ft. Gaines, AL in Co. D, 25th Alabama Infantry. On 1 Sep 1863, he was promoted from 5th Sgt. to 4th Sgt. Much of the official history of this unit is missing. It is known that L. J. was present 31 Oct 1863. On 19-20 Sep 1863, the company suffered casualties at Chickamauga, TN and participated at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. (Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - Alabama. LDS reel 880637)
On 29 Aug 1861, L. J. Banks listed as a mbr. of the Ashville Artillery. (Early St. Clair County, Alabama Records, by Mrs. C. P. McGuire, abt 1986, p 88)

On 10 Sep 1861, Sgt. L. J. Banks was enrolled at Ft. Gaines, AL in Co. D, 25th Alabama Infantry. On 1 Sep 1863, he was promoted from 5th Sgt. to 4th Sgt. Much of the official history of this unit is missing. It is known that L. J. was present 31 Oct 1863. On 19-20 Sep 1863, the company suffered casualties at Chickamauga, TN and participated at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. (Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - Alabama. LDS reel 880637)


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