What I thought would be a few weeks of online research has turned into quite the quixotic pursuit of an elusive, and charismatic ancestor that still continues, over 10 years later. I have met some incredibly generous people along the way, some of whom I found to be related by blood, and others by common interest in history, genealogy, or travel. I dedicate this blog to them. Through their encouragement, I am currently compiling my field notes, photographs, and journal entries into a book that I hope to publish in 2015. Stay tuned!
Join me on a path of discovery, shadowing the life journey, and the long march of Private Henry Ira Banks, and the 102nd Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, throughout the Civil War, from Illinois into the deep South, and up through the Carolinas and Virginia.
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