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Prudent soldier;

by Heyman, Max L. Jr.
Series: Frontier military series, . 3 Published by : Arthur H. Clark Company (Glendale, Calif.,) Physical details: 418 p. illus. 25 cm. Year: 1959
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sw 900 - 999 973.73092 Hey (Browse shelf) Available Memorial 35752

Includes bibliography.

A gentleman highly esteemed --
Duto, honor, country --
Indians first --
the Seminoles --
Garrison duty and recruiting service --
Captain Canby at the guns --
With the command in California --
Tour of inspection --
Courage and fidelity in Utah --
On the trail of the Navajo --
New Mexico: battleground of the far West --
"Who is General E.R.S. Canby? --
The land of Canby: the West Mississippi division --
Trading with the enemy --
The Negro: a subject of national interest --
Louisiana politics --
The Department of Washington --
North and South Carolina: the second military district --
The great reconstructor in Texas and Virginia --
Indians last --
the Modocs.

This first biography of Canby filled a major gap in the history of western military figures. Canby was assassinated in 1873 at the hands of Captain Jack whicle trying to settle the Modoc difficulties in northern California. His life included service throughout the west and the Civil War.

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