Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character
Edward R. S. Canby
Union general who commanded in the West and later in the South.
minor
Also known as Canby, General Canby, Major-General Canby
First appearance: i
Edward R. S. Canby shows up with force in Sherman's Campaign in Georgia—Siege of Atlanta—Death of General McPherson—Attempt to Capture Andersonville—Capture of Atlanta. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Relieved Banks in command of the Department of the Gulf.
Edward R. S. Canby first appears in 0003 i.
In Sherman's Campaign in Georgia—Siege of Atlanta—Death of General McPherson—Attempt to Capture Andersonville—Capture of Atlanta: Relieved Banks in command of the Department of the Gulf.
Later, in Sherman's March North: Delayed in executing orders to move against Mobile and into Alabama; criticized by Grant for lack of promptness.
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Grant’s severe sick headache—a physical manifestation of immense psychological strain—reaches its peak just as…
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- Sherman's Campaign in Georgia—Siege of Atlanta—Death of General McPherson—Attempt to Capture Andersonville—Capture of Atlanta
- Sherman's March North
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