MILITARY PERSONNEL

Earl Van Dorn

1820 - 1863

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Earl Van Dorn (September 17, 1820 – May 7, 1863) 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. A great-nephew of Andrew Jackson, he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1842. Earl Van Dorn was known for fighting with distinction during the Mexican–American War and in defense of Native-American settlements against the attacking Comanche in the West in addition to his impressive victories as a cavalry commander during the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Van Dorn is the 2,011th most popular military personnel (down from 1,994th in 2024), the 11,999th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,019th in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Earl Van Dorn ranks 2,011 out of 2,058. Before him are John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Yuliia Paievska, Isa Munayev, Ruslan Gelayev, Yuri Budanov, and Razi Mousavi. After him are James Abbott, Mamadu Ture Kuruma, William Gott, Abu Azrael, George Rogers Clark, and Andy McNab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Earl Van Dorn ranks 82. Before him are George Grove, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Anthony W. Gardiner, George Hearst, Henry Jarvis Raymond, and Thomas Baines. After him is Worthington Whittredge. Among people deceased in 1863, Earl Van Dorn ranks 59. Before him are Juan Francisco de Vidal, Little Crow, Miguel de San Román, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Lewis Armistead, and John J. Crittenden. After him are John Buford, John B. Floyd, and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Van Dorn ranks 12,001 out of 20,380. Before him are Miss Elizabeth (1960), Robert L. Gibson (1946), Lowell Sherman (1888), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Karen Silkwood (1946), and Kawhi Leonard (1991). After him are Ed Markey (1946), David Ramsey (1971), Danny Hodge (1932), Trick-Trick (1973), Louise Fazenda (1895), and Pauline Bush (1886).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Earl Van Dorn ranks 184. Before him are George Henry Thomas (1816), Hugh McCulloch (1808), James L. Jones (1943), Lisa Franchetti (1964), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), and Evan McMullin (1976). After him are George Rogers Clark (1752), John Buford (1826), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Richard Myers (1942), Leonidas Polk (1806), and Isaac Shelby (1750).

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