Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, an American soldier, born in Kentucky in 1819, killed in Siskiyou co., California, April 11, 1873. He graduated from West Point in 1839, became second lieutenant of the second infantry, served in the Florida war, and in 1842 superintended the emigration of Indians to Arkansas. In the Mexican war he fought at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, and the city of Mexico, and was twice breveted for gallantry. He became major of the 10th infantry in 1855, and colonel of the 19th in 1861. After the outbreak of the civil war he commanded in New Mexico from June 23, 1861, to Sept. 18, 1862, being stationed at Fort Craig on the Rio Grande, and engaged in the battles of Valverde, Feb. 21, and Peralta, April 15, and was made brigadier general of volunteers March 31, 1862. He was much employed by Mr. Stanton as a consulting officer in the war department, and was sent by him to command at New York from July 14 to Nov. 15, 1863, to suppress draft riots. On May 7, 1864, lie was promoted major general of volunteers, and took command of the department of West Mississippi. He conducted the operations against Mobile, twice received the national thanks from the president, captured the city April 12, 1865, and received the surrender of the confederate armies of Gens. Taylor and E. K. Smith. He was severely wounded in 1864, was twice breveted, and was commissioned brigadier general in the regular army July 28, 1866. He was often chosen for special and difficult duty, and in 1869 he took command of the department of the Columbia. Difficulty arising with the Modoc Indians in the winter of 1872-3, he devoted himself to its settlement, and was holding a parley at a short distance from his camp with a flag of truce, when he was treacherously shot by a Modoc chief known as Captain Jack.