Earl Van Dorn was born on 1820-09-17.
His Father
Earl Van Dorn
General Earl Van Dorn lost the Confederate attempt to control northwestern Arkansas. He later lost the Second Battle of Corinth. He was never given command of another Confederate army. He did receive the command of a cavalry unit in 1863. That same year he was murdered by a man claiming Van Dorn was having an affair with his wife.
Confederate General Earl Van Dorn graduated from West Point in 1842. He ranked fifty second in a graduating class of fifty six. Van Dorn saw major actions in the Western Theater of the US Civil War.He led the Confederate forces in the Union victory of the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Mildred Van Dorn was born on November 10, 1910, in New York City, New York, USA.
· Van Cleve, Horatio (Union General) · Van Dorn, Earl (Confederate General)
Leo Van Dorn
Mildred Van Dorn is 5' 3".
Capturing a huge Union supply depot at Holly Springs, Mississippi, which slowed-down Grant's campaign to take Vicksburg. Van Dorn was killed soon afterwards, not in action, but in a private duel.
Andrew Van Dorn is 5' 9 1/2".
Mildred Van Dorn died on June 5, 2004.
Earl Van Dyke was born on July 8, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.