1820
Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general (died 1863)
Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general (died 1863)
Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general (died 1863)
Earl Van Dorn
Confederate States Army general
- Born
- 1820
Earl Van Dorn was an American Major General who started his military career as a United States Army officer and became famous for successfully leading two defenses of a Native American settlement from the Comanche. He joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out and was a major general when he was killed in a private conflict.