R. S. Canby Certificate Appointment to Brigadier General in U.S., 1866
Entry/Object ID
AM2007.1.8
Scope and Content
Edward R. S. Canby Certificate Appointment to Brigadier General in U.S.:, July 28, 1866 --Photo of certificate appointing R. S. Canby brigadier General in the Service of the U.S., 07/25/1866. Signed by Andrew Johnson, U.S. President, and Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Canby served in the Mexican War and saw service during the Utah Wars and Indian depredations in the Southwest. He was promoted to Brig. Gen in the Civil War after the Battle of Glorietta Pass in New Mexico where Union forces pushed the Confederate forces back to Mexico. Post-war he served as military Govenor during Reconstruction in Louisiana.
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
Canby, R.S., Military, Indian Wars, U.S. Army, Battle of Glorietta Pass
