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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