Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Colonel Van Dorn” in chapter 6 of Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas:

...camp near San Antonio from military posts in New Mexico, and a messenger with a white flag was sent to him with a demand for unconditional surrender. After the usual controversy about the right of Colonel Van Dorn to make such a demand, and the exhibition of overwhelming force by Colonel Van Dorn's troops, which had been hastily collected, including many citizens in volunteer companies enlisted for the occasio...
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