Robert B. Vance
| Robert B. Vance | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for Buncombe | |
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In office January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | J. P. Lowery |
| Succeeded by | Virgil S. Lusk |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885 |
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| Preceded by |
Zebulon B. Vance (prior to Civil War, 1861) |
| Succeeded by | William H. H. Cowles |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Brank Vance April 24, 1828 Buncombe, North Carolina |
| Died | November 28, 1899 (aged 71) Asheville, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Farmer, merchant |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Robert Brank Vance (April 24, 1828 – November 28, 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert B. Vance (1793–1827) and brother of Zebulon B. Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms (1873–1885). He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents. During the American Civil War, Vance served in the Confederate States Army, where he reached the rank of brigadier general.
Vance was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He attended the common schools in the county and worked as a farmer and a merchant. He later served as the clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions in Buncombe County.
Vance recruited a company known as the Buncombe Life Guards and was elected captain of the company. He was then elected colonel of the newly formed 29th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. He was sent to eastern Tennessee and took part in the defense of the Cumberland Gap and went with Edmund Kirby Smith into Kentucky. Vance commanded the brigade of James E. Rains after his death at the Battle of Murfreesboro. This command was short lived as Vance contracts typhoid fever. He was promoted to brigadier general to rank from March 4, 1863. After he recovered from his illness, he was assigned to Western North Carolina. He was captured on January 14, 1864 at Crosbys Creek, Tennessee (by Sergeant Everett W. Anderson of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry) and was held at Fort Delaware until March 10, 1865.
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