Edward Richard Sprigg Canby
Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (born November 9, 1817 in Piatt's Landing , Kentucky , † April 11, 1873 in Siskiyou County , California ) was a professional soldier in the US Army with the rank of major general .
In 1835 Canby was appointed to the Military Academy at West Point , New York , and graduated in 1839 as the thirtieth of thirty-one students in his class. On August 1, 1839, Canby married Louisa Hawkins near Crawfordsville, Indiana . He then fought as a lieutenant in the infantry in the Second Seminole War in Florida (1839-1842), then in the war against Mexico , where he received two brevets in recognition of his achievements in the campaign against Mexico City .
Canby was now, meanwhile a major , transferred to the staff service, which he carried out in Washington, DC , among other places . Then he was transferred to the 10th US Infantry Regiment in the Trans-Mississippi area and fought there under the later Confederate General Albert S. Johnston in the Utah War against the Mormons .
When the Civil War broke out, Canby was appointed commander of the 19th US Infantry Regiment in Fort Defiance, New Mexico Territory. In 1862 he fended off the Confederate invasion of New Mexico in the battles of Valverde , Glorieta Pass and Peralta .
From January 1863 to May 1864 he worked in the staff service in Washington. After the Draft Riots , he took command of the city and port of New York for four months. In May 1864, Canby replaced Major General Nathaniel P. Banks as commander of the western Mississippi military area. From March to April 1865 he led the campaign against Mobile , Alabama , which ended with the capture of the city in early April. Canby also accepted the surrender of the Confederate forces under General Taylor on May 4, 1865, and those under General Smith on May 26, 1865.
Promoted to brigadier general in the regular army, he commanded the Louisiana Military District, then the 5th Military District of Texas . In March 1869, Canby was given command of the Columbia Military Area by President Grant , where the Modoc Indians fought against the government. On April 11, 1873, he went unarmed to a meeting with the leader of the Modoc, Captain Jack, and was murdered there along with another negotiator.
After him was Fort Canby at the mouth of Columbia named.
literature
- Max L. Heyman, Jr .: Prudent Soldier: A Biography of Major General ERS Canby, 1817-1873 . Glendale, CA 1959
Web links
- Biography on tshaonline.org (English)
- Edward Richard Sprigg Canby in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American general in the American Civil War and in battles against the Indians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piatt's Landing , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1873 |
| Place of death | Siskiyou County , California |