Video of the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion of Morris David Vance (June 8, 1845 – January 23, 1940) 🎩 Vance was a Confederate soldier and later a prominent leader in the United Confederate veterans’ organization Born in Perry County, Arkansas, to John Robert Vance, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in June 1863 at age 18, serving as a sergeant in Harrell’s Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, part of General W.L. Cabell’s Brigade—one of the hardest-fighting units in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. Aft

43K views · 726 reactions | Union forces occupied the city of Jackson, Mississippi #OnThisDay February 5th, 1864. Join Matt Atkinson of the Gettysburg National Military Park as he explores the role that his home state of Mississippi played in the Civil War. | American Battlefield Trust | Facebook