Wilson J. Vance

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Wilson J. Vance

A Union Army soldier, Medal of Honor recipient, and later a physician, he lived a life that moved from the battlefields of the Civil War into decades of medical work in Ohio and Texas.

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Stone's River: The Turning-Point of the Civil War

Stone's River: The Turning-Point of the Civil War

by Wilson J. Vance

About the author

Born in Ohio in 1845, Wilson J. Vance served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered in part for his actions at the Battle of Stones River, where he received the Medal of Honor.

After the war, he studied medicine and became a doctor. His career carried him well beyond his wartime service, giving his life a second chapter in healing rather than combat.

Vance died in 1911 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His story stands out because it joins military bravery with a long professional life after the war.