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| VANCE, Robert Brank | |
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| Born | April 24 1828, Buncombe Cty NC |
| Died | November 28 1899, nr Asheville NC |
| Pre-War Occupation | Merchant, farmer, court clerk. |
| Post-War Occupation | Politician, US congressman, asst commissioner of patents. |
| War Involvement | 1861 recruited the Buncombe Life Guards - Capt., incorporated into 29th North Carolina, Col., East Tennessee, defence of Cumberland Gap, Kentucky invasion, Murfreesboro, March 1863 Brig. Gen., command of a district in North Carolina, captured at Schultz's Mill TN. |
| Notes | Elder brother of Governor Zebulon Vance. |
| VAN DORN, Earl | |
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| Born | September 17 1820, nr Port Gibson MS |
| Died | May 7 1863, Spring Hill TN |
| Pre-War Occupation | Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican War, fought Indians in Texas, resigned January 1861. |
| Post-War Occupation | |
| War Involvement | 1861 Col. in Confederate army, June 1861 Brig. Gen., assigned to Texas, September 1861 Maj. Gen. in command of Trans Mississippi Dept., Elkhorn Tavern, Corinth, given a cavalry command, destroyed the Union supply base at Holly Springs, assassinated by an outraged husband. |
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| VAUGHAN, Alfred Jefferson Jr | |
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| Born | May 10 1830, Dinwiddie Cty VA |
| Died | October 1 1899, Indianapolis IN |
| Pre-War Occupation | Civil engineer, deputy US surveyor, planter. |
| Post-War Occupation | Farmer, merchant, court clerk. |
| War Involvement | 1861 raised a company of recruits - Capt., became part of 13th Tennessee, Lt. Col., Belmont, Col., Shiloh, Perryville, Chickamauga, November 1863 Brig. Gen. in command of a brigade in Breckenridge's corps, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta campaign, Vining's Station (w), permanently disabled. |
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| VAUGHN, John Crawford | |
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| Born | February 24 1824, Roane Cty TN |
| Died | September 10 1875, nr Thomasville GA |
| Pre-War Occupation | Mexican War, merchant. |
| Post-War Occupation | Presiding officer in Tennessee senate. |
| War Involvement | 1861 recruited a regiment in East Tennessee, Col. of 3rd Tennessee, First Manassas, September 1862 Brig. Gen., Vicksburg campaign (s), command of cavalry brigade in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia, Piedmont, Early's Washington raid, Shenandoah Valley campaign (w), command of Confederate forces in East Tennessee, escorted President Davis in his flight. |
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| VILLEPIGUE, John Bordenave | |
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| Born | July 2 1830, Camden SC |
| Died | November 9 1862, Port Hudson LA |
| Pre-War Occupation | Graduated West Point 1854, frontier duty, resigned March 1861. |
| Post-War Occupation | |
| War Involvement | 1861 Capt. of artillery, Lt. Col. of 1st Georgia Bn, defence of Pensacola, Col. of 36th Georgia, transferred to Mobile, March 1862 Brig. Gen., command of Fort Pillow, command of 2nd Brigade in Lovell's division of Van Dorn's forces, Corinth (October 1862), died of fever. |
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