General Earl Van Dorn, C.S.A.

General Earl Van Dorn, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1842; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in January 1861 and was commissioned as colonel in the Confederate Cavalry in March 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in June 1861 and major general in September...

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Main Author: Duffee & Murdoch, Mobile, Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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General Earl Van Dorn, C.S.A.
Duffee & Murdoch, Mobile, Alabama
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Mississippi; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1842; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in January 1861 and was commissioned as colonel in the Confederate Cavalry in March 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in June 1861 and major general in September 1861. Major campaigns and battles include Pea Ridge, Corinth, Holly Springs, and Thompson's Station. Van Dorn was shot and killed by a jealous husband in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in May 1863; he is buried in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000013Q13General Earl Van Dorn, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1842; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in January 1861 and was commissioned as colonel in the Confederate Cavalry in March 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in June 1861 and major general in September 1861. Major campaigns and battles include Pea Ridge, Corinth, Holly Springs, and Thompson's Station. Van Dorn was shot and killed by a jealous husband in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in May 1863; he is buried in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1862-1863 circa1860-1869Duffee & Murdoch, Mobile, AlabamaVan Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Mississippi; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #053v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00062http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6309
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