| Birth: | Apr. 24, 1828 | | Death: | Nov. 28, 1899 | 
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman. Prior to the Civil War, he was a clerk of the court of pleas in North Carolina, 1848 to 1856. During the Civil War, he served as Colonel of the 29th North Carolina Regiment and was appointed Brigadier General in 1863, serving until the war's end. In 1873, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congess and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1885. Not a candidate for renomination, he served in the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1894 to 1896. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Robert Vance | | | Burial:
Riverside Cemetery
Asheville
Buncombe County
North Carolina, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jul 16, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 11095 |
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