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Earl Van Dorn

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Confederate States Army general (1820-1863)

Lived 1820 to 1863 · aged 42
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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.

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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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Lived 1820 to 1863 · aged 42
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