Edward Canby
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
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, Reconstruction era, and the Indian Wars. He was the only United States general to be killed during the later wars, and he died when assassinated at a peace talk with the Modoc in Northern California.
Read more about Edward Canby: Early Life, Marriage and Family, Early Military Career, Civil War, Post-war Assignments, Final Assignment and Death, Legacy and Honors
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