Edward Richard Sprigg Canby

Edward Richard Sprigg Canby
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 Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1839–1873
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Department of New Mexico
Battles/wars	Indian Wars Second Seminole War Mexican-American War Battle of Contreras Battle of Churubusco Battle of Mexico City Utah War Indian Wars Navajo War of 1860 American Civil War Battle of Valverde Battle of Peralta Battle of Spanish Fort Battle of Fort Blakely Indian Wars Modoc War

 United States of America

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.