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EDWARD CANBY

Edward R S Canby was an American soldier. He was born in 1819 at Kentucky and died in 1873. He served in the Florida War from 1839 until 1842, and received a brevet of lieutenant-colonel for his services during the Mexican War. In 1858 he served in the so-called Mormon War. In 1863 he commanded the United States troops in the New York draft riots; assisted by David Farragut's fleet he captured Mobile in 1865. In 1873 he was treacherously murdered by Modoes while negotiating a peace treaty.
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