Record #:

8738

Author(s):

Williams, Robert L.

Abstract:

During 1865, Governor Zeb Vance admitted it was impossible to continue to carry out his gubernatorial duties in Raleigh. He moved to Statesville that spring, but was arrested at his home on May 12, 1865 by Federalist forces. Because Vance was not involved in the profiteering common in the state at that time, the house is humble and hardly a mansion. The house is now a museum in honor of Vance and is open to the public.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 49 Issue 10, Mar 1982, p11-12, il, por

Subject(s):

Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894; Historic buildings--Statesville