Edward Canby

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Edward Canby born?November 9, 1817, Kenton County, Kentucky
2. When did Edward Canby die?April 11, 1873
3. What is the education?United States Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1839
4. What is the civil war command?Department of New Mexico
5. Who was Edward Canby?Edward Canby was a Union general who fought in the Civil War and later helped bring peace after the war.
6. What was the Battle of Glorieta Pass?It was a fight in the West where Canby defeated the Confederates, stopping them from taking the Southwest.

West Point: The United States Military Academy, a prestigious institution for training army officers.
Mexican-American War: A conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
Reconstruction Era: The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) focused on rebuilding the South and readmitting states to the Union.
Trans-Mississippi Department: A military administrative region of the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River.