John Clark Banta
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Civil War Pension
Name: John C. Banta
Enlistment:
Age: 18 years
Status: Enlisted
Date: 4 January 1864
Place: Joliet, Illinois
Company: M; commanded by Oliver Grosvenor
Regiment: Illinois 12th
Term: 3 years
Branch: Cavalry
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Disposition: 16 September 1865 was released from duty at St. Louis, Misouri, following injury to back, sustained about 1 May 1865 at Napoleonville, Louisiana.
Notes: John was detailed to unload a flat boat loaded with supplies for the Regiment. While carrying sacks of corn up a steep, slippery embankment from the Bayou, he slipped and fell, severely injuring his side and back so he could not walk. He was carried back to his quarters by two of the men in the detail, where he remained for five weeks.
Physical description listed on record was 5 feet 6 inches tall, light complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. [Pension Application #394.739]
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Companies "K", "L", and "M" of the Illinois 12th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Springfield, Illinois on December 30th, 1863 to January 1st, 1864.
The following actions are credited to the unit that John C. Banta was in:
- Moved to St. Louis, MO, February 9th, 1864
- From there to New Orleans, LA from March 15th to April 1st, 1864
- Moved to Red River April 20th
- Arrived at Alexandria, April 28 to May 8th
- Bayou Teche, LA, May 5th - 8th
- Wilson's Landing May 14th
- Avoyelle's or Marksville Prairie May 15th
- Mansura May 16th
- Yellow Bayou May 17th
- Morganza May 20th
- Arrived at New Orleans, LA June 1st
- Moved to Napoleonville June 11th, and
- duty there until October, engaged in picketing and scouting.
- Near Napoleonville July 29th
- Expedition from Paincoursville to Natchez, Mississippi with a skirmish August 15 - 21
- Expedition to Grand Lake, Grand River and Lake Natchez September 7 - 11
- Expedition from Napoleonville to Grand River and Bayou Pigeon September 26 - 30
- Moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and duty there until November 14th
- Liberty November 18th
- Davidson's Expedition against Mobile and Ohio R.R. November 27 - December 13th
- Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton December 23 & 24
- Moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, then to Memphis, TN and to Gaines' Landing
- Arkansas, January 7 - 26, 1865
- Osban's Expedition through Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana January 27 - February 14
- Duty near Memphis, TN 'til June
- Moved to Alexandria, Louisiana June 15 - 22
- Then, marched to Hempstead, Texas, August 8 - 26
At this point John was released from further duty from the injuries he sustained earlier, and returned home.
During the war the Regimental loss was:
- 38 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
- 4 Officers and 192 Enlisted men by disease
- Total 234
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For additional reading about the 12th Illinois Calvary, Company M, see:
Service History of the 12th Regiment Illinois Cavalry
Illinois in the Civil War
Civil War Flags of Illinois
For additional Civil War information, see:
The Civil War Home Page
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