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Robert Brank Vance was an older brother of Zebulon Baird
Vance (Governor of North Carolina during the Civil War).
He was a Clerk of Court and merchant in Asheville, NC. In the
Civil War, he joined the Confederate troops, became a colonel,
leading with Col. William B. Creasman the 29th Regiment, North
Carolina Infantry, and was eventually promoted to
brigadier-general. After the war, he ran for congress and served
for six terms.
For more information, see this account, from which the above
information was taken:
http://www.heritagewnc.org/people/vance_robt_brank.htm
Vance (Governor of North Carolina during the Civil War).
He was a Clerk of Court and merchant in Asheville, NC. In the
Civil War, he joined the Confederate troops, became a colonel,
leading with Col. William B. Creasman the 29th Regiment, North
Carolina Infantry, and was eventually promoted to
brigadier-general. After the war, he ran for congress and served
for six terms.
For more information, see this account, from which the above
information was taken:
http://www.heritagewnc.org/people/vance_robt_brank.htm
| Robert Brank Vance 24 April 1828 - 28 November 1899 |
