Maj. Gen. Earl Von Dorn
Born: September 17, 1820
Claiborne County, Mississippi
Died: May 7, 1863
Spring Hill, Tennessee
West Point: June 1842
Brevet 2nd Lieut: July 1, 1842
2nd Lieut: November 30, 1844
1st Lieut: March 3, 1847
Brevet Captain: April 18, 1847
Major: June 28, 1860
Resigned U. S. Army: January 31, 1861
Brig. Gen. C.S.A.: January 23, 1861
Colonel, C.S.A.: March 16, 1861
Brig. Gen. C.S.A: June 5, 1861
Maj. Gen. C.S.A: September 19, 1861
June 1842: West Point Graduate - 52 in class of 56
July 1, 1842: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant assigned to 7th U.S. Infantry Regiment
1842-1843: Garrison Duty, Fort Pike, Louisiana
1843-1844: Garrison Duty, Mount Vernon Arsenal, Alabama
1844-1845: Garrison Duty, Pensacola Harbor
November 30, 1844: Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
1846-1848: Mexican American War
May 3-9, 1846, Siege of Fort Texas
July 7, 1846: Battle of Monterey
March 3, 1847: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
March 9-29, 1847: Siege of Vera Cruz
April 18, 1847: Battle of Cerro Gordo
April 18, 1847: Promoted to Brevet Captain
August 19-20, 1847: Battle of Contreras
August 20, 1847: Battle of Churubusco
September 3, 1847: Wounded in foot near Mexico City
September 8-15, 1847: Battle for Mexico City
September 13, 1847: Wounded while storming the Belen Gate
April 3, 1847 - May 20, 1848: Aid-de-Camp to Brevet Maj. Gen. P. F. Smith
1848-1849: Garrison Duty, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1849: Duty at Jefferson Barracks in LeMay, Mississippi
1849-1850: Seminole Wars
1850-1851: Recruiting Services
January 28, 1860: Promoted to Major
January 31, 1861: Resigned Commission in U. S. Army
January 23, 1861: Appointed Brigadier General in Mississippi Militia
March 16, 1861: Resigned Mississippi Militia
March 16, 1861: Colonel C.S.A. Infantry
April 21 - September 4, 1861: Commander, Department of Texas
June 5, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
September 19, 1861: Promoted to Major General
October 4-22, 1861: Commander, Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac
October 22, 1861 - January 10, 1862: Commander, 1st Division Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia
March 4 - June 20, 1862: Commander, Trans-Mississippi District, Department #2
March 7-8, 1862: Battle of Pea Ridge
June 20 - July 2, 1862: Commander, Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
July 2 - October 1, 1862: Commander, District of Mississippi, Department #2
October 1862: Commander, Army of West Tennessee, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
October 3-4, 1862: 2nd Battle of Corinth
October 5, 1862: Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
December 1862: Commander, I Corps, Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
December 20, 1862: Raid on Holly Springs
January 13-20, 1863: Commander, Cavalry Division, Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
January 13 - February 1863: Commander, Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
February 25 - May 7, 1863: Commander, Cavalry Division, Army of Tennessee
March 5, 1863: Battle of Thompson's Station
April 10, 1863: 1st Battle of Franklin
May 7, 1863: Shot in the back of the head while working at his desk by a local doctor.
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 867
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 314-315