Earl Van Dorn
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 161 years ago |
Date of birth | September 17,1820 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Claiborne County |
Mississippi | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 7,1863 |
Died | Spring Hill |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | Mexican–American War |
Siege of Fort Texas | |
Books | Official Reports of Battles: Embracing the Defence of Vicksburg, by Major General Earl Van Dorn, and the Attack Upon Baton Rouge, by Major Geneal [!] Breckenridge, Together with the Reports of the Battles of Corinth and Hatchie Bridge |
Nationality | Confederate |
American | |
Rank | Major |
Major General (CSA) | |
Job | Army officer |
Parents | Peter Aaron Van Dorn |
Place of burial | Wintergreen Cemetery Port Gibson |
Nicknam | Buck, Damn Born |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 640818 |
Earl Van Dorn Life story
Earl Van Dorn started his military career as a United States Army officer but joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out. He was a major general when he was killed in a private conflict. A great-nephew of Andrew Jackson, he received an appointment to West Point Academy, graduating in 1842.