Henry Banta (Douglas County, Illinois, farmer and soldier)
b. 1830?
Douglas County, Illinois, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Banta. Father of Maria Banta, Robert Banta, and Albert Banta. Farmer in Douglas County in 1860. Private in the 79th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.).
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Illinois, Douglas County, p. 176.
_Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Illinois, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M539, Roll 0004.
Citation
Banta, Henry. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203263 (November 12, 2026).
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