Major General E.R.S Canby

Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817–April 11, 1873) graduated from West Point in 1839. During the U.S. Civil War, he prevented Confederate General Henry Hopkins Sibley from reaching Colorado and California. Canby commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Fort Blakely which led to the fall of Mobile in 1865. Download high resolution version (525x739, 99 KB)Major General Edward R. S. Canby Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8172-6574 DLC Photo by Theo. ... Download high resolution version (525x739, 99 KB)Major General Edward R. S. Canby Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8172-6574 DLC Photo by Theo. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Henry Hopkins Sibley was a brigadier general during the American Civil War fighting on the side of the Confederate States of America in the New Mexico Territory. ... There are also three Colorado Rivers: two in the United States and one in Argentina. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Battle of Fort Blakely Conflict American Civil War Date April 2-9, 1865 Place Baldwin County, Alabama Result Union victory, Fort Blakely surrendered The Battle of Fort Blakely took place from April 2-9, 1865 in Baldwin County, Alabama, as part of the Mobile Campaign of the Main Western Theater. ... Mobile and Mobile Bay from space, June 1991 Mobile is a city located in Mobile County, Alabama. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

After the war, Canby was named army commander of the Department of the Columbia. He was later sent in 1873 to California for participation in the Modoc War. The Modocs, entrenched in Captain Jack's Stronghold south of Tule Lake, resisted army attacks so effectively that a peace conference was arranged. General Canby was shot and killed by Captain Jack of the Modocs on April 11, 1873, becoming the first, and only, general killed during the Indian Wars. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Modoc War, also known as the Lava Beds War, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in southern Oregon and northern California from 1872 - 1873. ... The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people living originally in the area which is now northeastern California and central southern Oregon. ... For the music group, see Captain Jack (music). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ... The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ...

A cross in recognition of his assassination was erected in Lava Beds National Monument. The town of Canby in Clackamas County, Oregon is named for him. Lava Beds National Monument, located in Siskiyou and Modoc Counies, California, is the site of the largest concentration of lava tube caves in the United States. ... Canby is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon. ... Clackamas County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...