Landmark-Van Dorn is named in part for Confederate general Earl Van Dorn, a great-nephew of Andrew Jackson. According to Pam Cressey, an archaeologist for the city of Alexandria, research has been ...

Attempting to reclaim lost ground, Major General Earl Van Dorn took a gamble that didn’t pay off and demonstrated a poor grasp of logistics in the Confederate defeat at the battle of Pea Ridge.

Earl Van Dorn Brown, Jr., born Sept.9, 1951, passed away Feb. 16, 2008 in Salinas. No services will be held. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to: American Red Cross.