The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . ?T> W. F. in Va., 1801. Midshipman, 1819 ; Made his famous expedition to the Dead Sea,and near Jordan, 1848. Promoted to Commander onhis return; Captain, IHSR. Resigned, 1861; commis-sioned Flag Officer, with rank of Commodore, Conted-erate Navv, June 10. Commanded the squadron whichresisted Bnrnsides attack on Roanoke Island, Feb. , 18ti2. Was commandei at Smithville when Porterattacked Fort Fisher, and on the fall of the fort he re-tired to Wilmington. Died Oct
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . ?T> W. F. in Va., 1801. Midshipman, 1819 ; Made his famous expedition to the Dead Sea,and near Jordan, 1848. Promoted to Commander onhis return; Captain, IHSR. Resigned, 1861; commis-sioned Flag Officer, with rank of Commodore, Conted-erate Navv, June 10. Commanded the squadron whichresisted Bnrnsides attack on Roanoke Island, Feb. , 18ti2. Was commandei at Smithville when Porterattacked Fort Fisher, and on the fall of the fort he re-tired to Wilmington. Died Oct. 17, 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, 1873.
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