He was a Confederate veteran, having enlisted in Simpson County on 30 April 1862. He served as Second Lieutenant in Company B of the 16th Mississippi Infantry and as Captain of Company F (Pearl River Guards) of the 39th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States Army. His command post was captured at Port Hudson, but he managed to escape and reported back to his command after a short period of duty with General Joseph E. Johnston. He was surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama on 4 May 1865 by General R. Taylor, CSA, to Major General Canby, USA, and was paroled at Jackson, Mississippi on 20 May 1865.
Captain Banks was the sheriff and tax collector of Simpson County for several years. He was a prominent Mason and a member of Westville Baptist Church.
He was a Confederate veteran, having enlisted in Simpson County on 30 April 1862. He served as Second Lieutenant in Company B of the 16th Mississippi Infantry and as Captain of Company F (Pearl River Guards) of the 39th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States Army. His command post was captured at Port Hudson, but he managed to escape and reported back to his command after a short period of duty with General Joseph E. Johnston. He was surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama on 4 May 1865 by General R. Taylor, CSA, to Major General Canby, USA, and was paroled at Jackson, Mississippi on 20 May 1865.
Captain Banks was the sheriff and tax collector of Simpson County for several years. He was a prominent Mason and a member of Westville Baptist Church.
Family Members
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William Osmund Banks
1850–1919
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Mary Elizabeth Banks Gibson
1853–1937
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Walter Owen Banks
1855–1878
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Fannie Jane Banks Brown
1857–1941
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James Daniel Banks
1858–1926
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Frank Wilkes Banks
1860–1924
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Arminta Emaline "Minta" Banks Dickson
1861–1953
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Charles Burke Banks
1865–1958
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Benjamin Lee "Bennie" Banks
1868–1957
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Rev Steve B. Banks Sr
1873–1958
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Phil Banks Sr
1887–1947
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