Alexander E. Steen
Alexander E. Steen | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Early Steen |
| Born | c. 1827 Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1862 (aged 34–35) |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
| Branch | United States Army Missouri State Guard Confederate States Army |
| Service years | 1847–1848, 1852–1861 (U.S.) 1861–1862 (C.S.) |
| Rank | First Lieutenant (U.S.) Brigadier-General (Missouri) Colonel (C.S.) |
| Commands | 5th Military District 10th Missouri Infantry Regiment |
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| Relations | Lewis Henry Little (brother-in-law) |
Alexander Early Steen (c. 1827 – December 7, 1862) was a senior officer in the Confederate States Army. He commanded infantry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War from 1861 until he was killed in action at the Battle of Prairie Grove in 1862.