General Earl Van Dorn
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Character Key:
Display Name:
General Earl Van Dorn
Sort Name:
Van Dorn, Earl
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Dead
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate Officer
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Sunday, September 17, 1820
Origin:
Mississippi
Cause of Death:
Murder
Other Texts:
Biography:
Van Dorn is mentioned but does not appear in the novel. From Claiborne County, Mississippi, he resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy, and saw a lot of service fighting in the western theater of the Civil War. He was killed in 1863 by a jealous husband.
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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