Edward R. S. Canby | |
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![]() Major General E. R. S. Canby in U.S. uniform | |
Born | Piatt's Landing, Kentucky | November 9, 1817
Died | April 11, 1873 near Tule Lake, California | (aged 55)
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Years of service | 1839–1873 |
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Commands | Department of New Mexico Fort Snelling |
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Spouse(s) | Louisa Hawkins Canby |
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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. He served as a military governor after the 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 by Chief Kintpuash during peace talks with the Modoc, who were refusing to move from their California homelands.