The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . EDWARD R. S. CANBY. Born in Kentucky, 181S. Graduate at U. S. MilitaryAcademy, 183!). For his services in the Mexican Warhe received the brevets of Major and , andwas promoted to full rank of Captain, 1851. Col. WthU. S. Inf., May, 1861, in command of the Union troopsin New Mexico. of Vols., 1862. In com-mand of U. S. troops in the city and ha-bor of New-York during the -Draft Riots of 186:j. ofVols., 1864. Received the surrender of Gen. Dick Tay-lors army after th
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . EDWARD R. S. CANBY. Born in Kentucky, 181S. Graduate at U. S. MilitaryAcademy, 183!). For his services in the Mexican Warhe received the brevets of Major and , andwas promoted to full rank of Captain, 1851. Col. WthU. S. Inf., May, 1861, in command of the Union troopsin New Mexico. of Vols., 1862. In com-mand of U. S. troops in the city and ha-bor of New-York during the -Draft Riots of 186:j. ofVols., 1864. Received the surrender of Gen. Dick Tay-lors army after the fall of Richmond. Full rank U. S. A., July 28, 1866. After the war hewas command of the Department of the Col-ombia, and was murdered by the Modoc Indians at theLava-Beds in Northern California, April 11, GEORGE H. THOIVIAS. Born in Southampton Co , Va., July 31,1816. Grad-uate at U. S. .Military Academy, 18111. Assigned to dutyon the day of his graduation, he served continuously inthe army for twenty years. Took a leave of absence inAug., 186(1, but reported for duty again, April 14, served through the Shenandoah campaign with thebravery of a veteran ; but it wa-* not until his influencebegan to be felt in the operations io the West, that thecouutry came to appreciate his extraordinary followed success, and the crowning glory of all\«-as the annihilation of Gen. Hoods army in Dec. and rewards were pressed upon the victor ; Con-gress voted him thanks, and he n-as made a March 28, 1870.
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