Nathaniel Prentiss Banks letter, 1866 June 19.

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Nathaniel Prentiss Banks letter, 1866 June 19.

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The letter speculates on the possible outcome of an attack on Port Hudson by forces led by Banks.

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...