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Col. Zebulon B. Vance

 

 

​Born: May 13, 1830

Weaverville, North Carolina

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Died: April 14, 1894

Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

1861: Captain C.S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

August 1861: Colonel C.S.A.

Gov. Zebulon B. Vance

May 1861: Captain at the time North Carolina seceded.

August 1861: Elected Colonel - 26th North Carolina

March 14, 1861: Battle of New Berne

September 8, 1862 - May 29, 1865: Governor of North Carolina

May 13, 1865: Arrested and sent to prison in Washington D.C.

July 6, 1865: Paroled

May 11, 1867: Formally Pardoned

1870: Elected to U.S. Senate, but not allowed to serve due to the 14th Amendment

January 1, 1877 - February 5, 1879: North Carolina Governor

1879 - 1894: U.S. Senator from North Carolina until his death

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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 866

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