Edward Richard Sprigg Canby papers, 1861-ca. 1880.

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Edward Richard Sprigg Canby papers, 1861-ca. 1880.

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Letter, 1863, to Adjutant General, State of New York, concerning for service of J.C. Lemmon; copies of dispatches and notes from official Civil War records; copies of accounts of Canby's murder by the Modoc Indians, from various publications.

6 folders in portfolio.

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Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873

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Canby was born in Piatt's Landing, Kentucky, to Israel T. and Elizabeth (Piatt) Canby. He attended Wabash College, but transferred to the United States 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. Although often referred to as Edward Canby, a biographer has suggested that he was known as "Richard" during childhood and to some friends for most of his life. He was called "Sprigg" by fel...