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Maj Samuel Canby

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Maj Samuel Canby

Birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Death
24 Jul 1897 (aged 59)
Burial
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Canby, Jr., Samuel, born in Delaware; April 25, 1861 sgt., Co. I, 4th N. J. Infantry Rgt. 1stsgt. July 25, 1861 mustered out at Trenton, N. J. July 25, 1861 1stIt./adjutant, 2nd Del. Infantry Rgt. Oct. 21, 1861 2ndlt., 4th U. S. Artillery Rgt. Nov. 8 or 28, 1861 discharged from volunteers; with Battery H at Shiloh, Tenn; April 7, 1862 brevet 1stlt., U. S. Army for Shiloh, Tenn. Aug. 5, 1862 1stlt. served with Battery A at battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Va. and Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 wounded and brevet capt., U. S. Army for Gettysburg, Pa. with Battery M at battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. March 13, 1865 brevet maj., U. S. Army for Franklin, Tenn. July 1, 1868 resigned; March 16, 1880 applied for a pension (application #350375/certificate #197311); July 24, 1897 died from drowning.
Canby, Jr., Samuel, born in Delaware; April 25, 1861 sgt., Co. I, 4th N. J. Infantry Rgt. 1stsgt. July 25, 1861 mustered out at Trenton, N. J. July 25, 1861 1stIt./adjutant, 2nd Del. Infantry Rgt. Oct. 21, 1861 2ndlt., 4th U. S. Artillery Rgt. Nov. 8 or 28, 1861 discharged from volunteers; with Battery H at Shiloh, Tenn; April 7, 1862 brevet 1stlt., U. S. Army for Shiloh, Tenn. Aug. 5, 1862 1stlt. served with Battery A at battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Va. and Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 wounded and brevet capt., U. S. Army for Gettysburg, Pa. with Battery M at battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. March 13, 1865 brevet maj., U. S. Army for Franklin, Tenn. July 1, 1868 resigned; March 16, 1880 applied for a pension (application #350375/certificate #197311); July 24, 1897 died from drowning.

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  • Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94205407/samuel-canby: accessed ), memorial page for Maj Samuel Canby (5 Aug 1837–24 Jul 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94205407, citing Old Vancouver City Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA; Maintained by RPD2 (contributor 309).