Papers, 1862-1863.

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Papers, 1862-1863.

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Papers of Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general, contain an appeal for volunteers to the people of Louisiana, 1862; a letter, 1862, to Van Dorn from Meriwether Jeff Thompson, reporting on the assembling of an expedition of 15,000 Union troops at Memphis, Tennessee; and a memorandum by J. R. Peacock of an interview with Irene Cheairs of Spring Hill, Tennessee, in 1951, concerning the shooting of Van Dorn by a Dr. Peters.

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Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863

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Major General Earl Van Dorn was a Confederate general, originally from Mississippi. He was born near Port Gibson (Miss.) on Sept. 17, 1820. After graduating from West Point (N. Y. ) in 1842, he began a long career in the army. He was recognized for gallant and meritorious service during the Mexican War in 1848. He also served in the Seminole Indian War and in the West. When he resigned his U.S. Army commission, he was a major in the famous 2nd Cavalry Regiment. He was commissioned a colonel of c...