Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Van Dorn” in chapter 19 of John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History:

... news received that Curtis, energetically following Price into Arkansas, had won a great Union victory at Pea Ridge, between March 5 and 8, over the united forces of Price and McCulloch, commanded by Van Dorn . At this juncture, events at Washington, hereafter to be mentioned, caused a reorganization of military commands, and President Lincoln's Special War Order No. 3 consolidated the western department...
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Earl Van Dorn 1,275 0 3 0 0 user votes
E. Van Dorn 126 0 0 0 0 user votes
Earle Van Dorn 24 0 0 0 0 user votes
Gen Van Dorn 8 0 0 0 0 user votes
Eart Van Dorn 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Van Dorn Comes 1 0 1 0 0 user votes

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