Copyright: 91.1H.140 Canby, ERS, Army Promotion Certificate, 1861
Name/Title
Canby, Edward R.S, U.S. Army Promotion to Col. Certificate, Photo, 1861
Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.140
Description
Canby, Edward R.S, U.S. Army Promotion to Col. Certificate, Photo, May 14, 1861 Copy of framed document in collection (546/12762), Signed by Abraham Lincoln
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 in 1873.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Studio
Unknown
Date made
1861
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil wars
Search Terms
U.S. Army, U.S. Calvary, Mexican War, Union Army, Indian Wars
