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.
August 1, 1861. ` Richmond, August 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. BEN. MCCULLOCH: 3 SIR: I am directed by the Secretary of War to invite your attention to the following suggestions…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, September 4, 1861. No. 17. San Antonio, Tex., September 4, 1861. By orders from the War Department the undersigned has been relieved in…
Priceville, Miss., June 11, 1862. General BEAUREGARD, Tupelo, Miss. : : GENERAL: Is it your wish that the causeway across the Old Town Oreek should be doubled, or that a…
Jackson, Miss., September 3, 1862. General STERLING PRICE, Commanding Army of the West: GENERAL: Your dispatches by the hands of Captain Wood, aide-de. camp, have been received. I shall move…
Ripley, Miss., September 28, 1862. His Excellency IsHAmM G. HARRIS, Governor of Tennessee : GOVERNOR: I have just received your communication of the 20th instant, dated from Lebanon.* : In…
Pocahontas, Tenn., October 1, 1862. Major-General PRICE, Commanding Army of the West: GENERAL: I had intended to call and see you this evening, but have not been able to do…
Abbeville, Miss., November 13, 1862. Lieutenant-General PEMBERTON, Commanding Department, Jackson, Miss. : GENERAL: Reports from citizens say that quite a large number of troops have been moving down the river…