Major General E.R.S Canby

Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War and Indian Wars. 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). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Union Army refers to the United States Army during the American Civil War. ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ...

Canby was born in Piatt's Landing, Kentucky. He attended Wabash College, but transferred to the U.S. Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1839. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Infantry and served as the regimental adjutant. During the Mexican-American War, he received three brevet promotions, including to major for Contreras and Churubusco and lieutenant colonel for Belén Gates. Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ... In the military, brevet refers to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (usually without receiving the pay of the higher rank). ... For non-military meanings, see major (disambiguation). ... Battle of Contreras Conflict Mexican-American War Date August 20, 1847 Place Mexico City, D.F. Result U.S. victory The Battle of Contreras (also known, particularly in Mexico, as the Battle of Padierna) took place during the night of August 19–20 in the final encounters of the Mexican... Battle of Churubusco Conflict Mexican-American War Date August 20, 1847 Place Mexico City, D.F. Result U.S. victory The Battles of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras (Padierna) during the Mexican-American War. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...

At the start of the Civil War, Canby was in command of Fort Defiance, New Mexico Territory. He was promoted to colonel of the 19th U.S. Infantry on May 14, 1861, and the following month commanded the Department of New Mexico. He prevented Confederate Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley from reaching Colorado and California and defeated him in the decisive Battle of Glorieta Pass. Canby was promoted to brigadier general on March 31, 1862, immediately following this victory. Fort Defiance (Navajo Tséhootsooí) is a census-designated place located in Apache County, Arizona. ... The New Mexico Territory became an organized territory of the United States on September 9, 1850, and it existed until New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. ... A Colonel is also a non-military honorary title awarded by some U.S. Southern states. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 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. ... This is the article on the state. ... 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 Glorieta Pass Conflict American Civil War Date March 26-28, 1862 Place Santa Fe County and San Miguel County, New Mexico Result Union victory The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26–28, 1862, in northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Canby spent a good part of 1863 in New York City and then as the Assistant Adjutant General in the office of the Secretary of War until May of 1864, when he was promoted to major general. He returned to the West to command the Military Division of Western Mississippi. He was wounded in the hip and groin from a sniper while aboard the gunboat USS Cricket on the White River, Arkansas, on November 8, 1864. Canby commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Fort Blakely, which led to the fall of Mobile in 1865. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The White River is a 722-mile-long river that flows through the US states of Arkansas and Missouri. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 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, United States. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

After the war, Canby served as commander of the Army and Department of the Gulf, the Department of Louisiana and Texas, the Department of Washington, and the Second and Fifth Military Districts. In 1873 he was sent to California to fight 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 twice in the head and killed by Captain Jack, chief of the Modocs, on April 11, 1873, at Van Bremmer's Ranch, Siskiyou County, California. He was the first, and only, general killed during the Indian Wars. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. The Second Military District existed in the American South during the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War. ... The 5th Military District was a temporary administrative unit set up during the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War. ... 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. ... Tule Lake was an internment camp in northern California used in the Japanese-American internment during World War II. It was one of the largest of the camps, and did not close until after the war, in 1946. ... 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). ... Siskiyou County is a county located in far northernmost California, in the Cascade Mountains on the Oregon border. ... 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. ... Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...

In recognition of his assassination, Canby's Cross monument 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. ...

References

• Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J.: Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.