John Banks
My blogs
- THEN & NOW: Ghosts Of Old Farm Road
- Antietam: An Appreciation
- CIVIL WAR THEN & NOW
- JOHN BANKS' CIVIL WAR BLOG
- JOHN BANKS' CIVIL WAR 180
- John Banks' professional portfolio
Blogs I follow
- A Garden of Antietam
- Bloody Prelude: The Battle of South Mountain
- Gettysburg Daily
- Muddy Boots
- My year of living Rangerously
- Our Country's Fiery Ordeal
- Spotsylvania Civil War Blog
- Spotsylvania Memory
- The Maryland Campaign of September 1862
- Walking the West Woods
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | John Banks is also author of Connecticut Yankees at Antietam and Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers. His work has been featured in such notable publications as The New York Times, Civil War Times, Civil War Monitor, Civil War News, America's Civil War and Military Images. Banks, who attended Mount Lebanon (Pa.) High School, graduated from West Virginia University (B.A. in journalism). A longtime journalist (The Dallas Morning News and ESPN), he is secretary-treasurer of The Center for Civil War Photography and a board member of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation and Battle of Nashville Trust. |
| Interests | Civil War, Antietam, Gettysburg, sports journalism, blogging, JFK assassination, U.S. history, Holocaust |
| Favorite Movies | Casino, The Shawshank Redemption, Animal House, Goodfellas, Das Boot, Gettysburg |
| Favorite Music | U2, Pearl Jam, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Neil Young |
| Favorite Books | Gettysburg, Journey in Time by William Frassinito |