Alexander E. Steen

Alexander E. Steen
Birth name	Alexander Early Steen
Born	c. 1827 Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1862(1862-12-07) (aged 34–35) Washington County, Arkansas, C.S.
Cause of death	Killed in action
Buried	Fort Smith National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Branch	United States Army Missouri State Guard Confederate States Army
Years of service	1847–1848, 1852–1861 (U.S.) 1861–1862 (C.S.)
Rank	First Lieutenant (U.S.) Brigadier-General (Mo.) Colonel (C.S.)
Commands	5th Military District 10th Missouri Infantry Regiment
Battles	Mexican–American War Battle of Contreras Battle of Churubusco American Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek First Battle of Lexington Battle of Prairie Grove †
Relations	Lewis Henry Little (brother-in-law)

Alexander Early Steen (c. 1827 – December 7, 1862) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who 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.