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Edward Canby

Edward Richard Sprigg Canby
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Major General E. R. S. Canby in U.S. uniform.
Born (1817-11-09)November 9, 1817
Piatt's Landing, Kentucky
Died April 11, 1873(1873-04-11) (aged 55)
near Tule Lake, California
Place of burial Crown Hill Cemetery,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Allegiance

 United States of America

Service/branch

Seal of the United States Board of War.png United States Army

Years of service 1839–1873
Rank Union Army major general rank insignia.svg Major general
Commands held Department of New Mexico
Battles/wars

Indian Wars

Mexican-American War

Utah War
Indian Wars

American Civil War

Indian Wars


 United States of America

Seal of the United States Board of War.png United States Army

Indian Wars

Mexican-American War

Utah War
Indian Wars

American Civil War

Indian Wars

Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.

In 1861–1862, Canby commanded the Department of New Mexico, defeating the Confederate General Henry Hopkins Sibley at the Battle of Glorieta Pass, forcing him to retreat to Texas. At the war's end, he took the surrender of Generals Richard Taylor and Edmund Kirby Smith. As commander of the Pacific Northwest in 1873, he was assassinated during peace talks with the Modoc, who were refusing to move from their California homelands. He was the only United States general to be killed during the Indian Wars.


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