 In the naval action off Fort Pillow on May 10, she attacked a Union mortar boat with gunfire and rammed the ironclad .On June 1, she helped cover the Confederate evacuation of Fort Pillow, then retreated to Memphis, where, on June 6 she was the only survivor of the River Defense Fleet's final battle.After escaping to Yazoo City, Mississippi, "General Earl Van Dorn" was burned on June 26, 1862 to avoid capture by Federal warships.