Name/Title
Canby, Edward R.S, U.S. Army General, Photo, c. 1865Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.205Description
Canby, E.R.S, U.S. Army General, Photo, c. 1865. Brigadier General E.R.S. Canby, U.S.V. Portrait, head/shoulders in Uniform. Canby was an officer during the Mexican, Civil & Indian Wars. He defeated Sibley in New Mexico and pushed the Confederates back to Texas, and later returned east in an administrative position as assigned by U.S. Grant. He was the only U.S. General to die in the Later Indian Wars. b/w . (Same as 120/17165)
Written on the back: "Gen. E.R.S. Canby, Indiana. Murdered in Lava Beds, California y Medoc Indians." Imprinted on the back: "National Archives Record Group III, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer." c. 1865
Photo was purchased by donor from Adj. Gen. office of the Army, Washington, D. C.
Original digital scan on History CD 17Made/Created
Studio
National Archives Record Group IIIDate made
1865Notes
Medium: Photographic PaperLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil warsSearch Terms
U.S. Army, U.S. Calvary, Mexican War, Union Army, Indian Wars, Canby FamilyDimensions
Height
8 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Image is centered inside a ¼" white border.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
General Edward R. S. CanbyProvenance
Notes
Copy of photo from National Archives Record Group II, records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer