Earl Van Dorn

Born

September 17, 1820

Died

May 7, 1863 (aged 42)

Known as

army officer

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.

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