Confederate General William Lewis Cabell was transfer-
red in to the Trans-Mississippi region under a command
of General Earl Van Dorn.
General Cabell was of great service during a Battle of
Elkhorn. He ferried their entire command to the east-
ern bank of the Mississippi River.
General Cabell was soon appointed as a Brigadier Gene-
ral to rank from the 20th of January in 1863.