▁B anning . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁nearly ▁killed , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Reb e cca , ▁when ▁the ▁bo iler ▁expl oded ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁packet ▁steam ers , ▁the ▁SS ▁Ada ▁Han cock , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Dr um ▁Bar ra cks ▁was ▁de comm ission ed , ▁but ▁the ▁port ▁and ▁har bor ▁continued ▁to ▁grow . ▁B anning ▁was ▁an ▁av owed ▁Union ist ▁and ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁Han cock ▁when ▁Han cock ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Ph ine as ' ▁son ▁Han cock ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁general . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁government ▁presented ▁B anning ▁with ▁an ▁honor ary ▁title , ▁that ▁of ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁First ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁purely ▁honor ary , ▁with ▁no ▁basis ▁in ▁military ▁service , ▁yet ▁B anning ▁ins isted ▁on ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" General ▁B anning " ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 s : ▁Rail ro ads , ▁indust ries , ▁and ▁break w aters ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁he ▁organized ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ' s ▁first ▁rail road , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁& ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Rail road ▁which ▁he ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁B