the great uncle of earl van dorn, when earl van dorn's daddy dies and he needs a new career great uncle jack will give him an appointed to west military academy and that's how he gets going. on graduated in 1842 he ranked 52 out of 68 that would be about where i would fall in my high school class. , incidentally i'm saying this i have not seen him in decades not that he sends me christmas cards i'm sure he would appreciate the statement earl van dorn beat out james for 55th in his class, that is for you wherever you are, foreshadowing the coming years of rebellious life he accumulated 183 merits in his tenure and ranked 210 out of 217 i bet i could rank lower than that. such offenses of van dorn came across including a failure to salute and passing, failure to attend church as well as not suppressing the profanity of friends, i did not know you had to do that at west point. the first assignment for the graduate, of course they sent him to the middle of nowhere and as the newly man in second lieutenant he had a short assignment then fort morgan in mobile alabama his collateral duty sent

the great uncle of earl van dorn, when earl van dorn's daddy dies and he needs a new career great uncle jack will give him an appointed to west military academy and that's how he gets going. on graduated in 1842 he ranked 52 out of 68 that would be about where i would fall in my high school class. , incidentally i'm saying this i have not seen him in decades not that he sends me christmas cards i'm sure he would appreciate the statement earl van dorn beat out james for 55th in his class, that is for you wherever you are, foreshadowing the coming years of rebellious life he accumulated 183 merits in his tenure and ranked 210 out of 217 i bet i could rank lower than that. such offenses of van dorn came across including a failure to salute and passing, failure to attend church as well as not suppressing the profanity of friends, i did not know you had to do that at west point. the first assignment for the graduate, of course they sent him to the middle of nowhere and as the newly man in second lieutenant he had a short assignment then fort morgan in mobile alabama his collateral duty sent