Banham was born in England, coming to New York in 1850 where he worked as a carpenter then later become a tinsmith in Brooklyn.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Banham enlisted in the famed "Red Legged Devils" 14th Brooklyn, (84th NYV) Co H and was promoted to Corporal. assigned to the Engineer and the Pioneer Corp at different times.
Samuel Banham also ran for NY Assembly from Brooklyn but lost in 1866.
According to the New York Times (April 22, 1884): Banham "While temporarily insane, locked himself in a closet and shot himself three times in the mouth, he lingered for 2 hours before death"
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Banham enlisted in the famed "Red Legged Devils" 14th Brooklyn, (84th NYV) Co H and was promoted to Corporal. assigned to the Engineer and the Pioneer Corp at different times.
Samuel Banham also ran for NY Assembly from Brooklyn but lost in 1866.
According to the New York Times (April 22, 1884): Banham "While temporarily insane, locked himself in a closet and shot himself three times in the mouth, he lingered for 2 hours before death"
Banham was born in England, coming to New York in 1850 where he worked as a carpenter then later become a tinsmith in Brooklyn.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Banham enlisted in the famed "Red Legged Devils" 14th Brooklyn, (84th NYV) Co H and was promoted to Corporal. assigned to the Engineer and the Pioneer Corp at different times.
Samuel Banham also ran for NY Assembly from Brooklyn but lost in 1866.
According to the New York Times (April 22, 1884): Banham "While temporarily insane, locked himself in a closet and shot himself three times in the mouth, he lingered for 2 hours before death"
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Banham enlisted in the famed "Red Legged Devils" 14th Brooklyn, (84th NYV) Co H and was promoted to Corporal. assigned to the Engineer and the Pioneer Corp at different times.
Samuel Banham also ran for NY Assembly from Brooklyn but lost in 1866.
According to the New York Times (April 22, 1884): Banham "While temporarily insane, locked himself in a closet and shot himself three times in the mouth, he lingered for 2 hours before death"
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