Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-04-19
GENERAL E. +. s, CANDY.

dier creates throughout the nation a
feeling of profound sorrow. One who
has served his country so long and SO
we'll. deserved better fate than to die
by the assassin hand. Had he fallen
on the field of carnage, however, it
could have added nothing to the noble
record he possesses, or the veneration
in which his memory will be held by fu-
ture ages. Gen. Candy was born in
Kentucky in 1877, and was appointed
cadet to the Military Academy, at West
Point, from Indiana, in 1885, where he
remained till 1889, when he graduated
and was appointed Second Lieutenant
in the Infantry service. He served in
the Florida war from 1899 to 1912, in
emigrating Indians. In 1916, with the
rank of First Lieutenant, he distin-
guished himself in the sanguinary bat
ties of the Mexican war. He was in
the engagements of Vera Cruz, Cerro
Gordo, Contreras and Cherubusco.
For gallant and meritorious conduct in
these engagements he was promoted to
Brevet-Major. In the assault and cap
ture of the city of Mexico he won fresh
laurels and was again promoted. From
the close of the Mexican war to the time
OF the Rebellion he was engaged in
frontier duty, and commanded several
important expeditions in Utah, New
Mexico and Minnesota. Gen. Canby's
record in the late war, condensed from
the A'my Register, is briefly as follows
Served during the rebellion of the seced-
ing states, lSGl-63; in command Colonel 10Th
Infantry, May IA, 1861 of the Department of
1852: being engaged in the defense of Fort
Craig; January and February, 1862; combat
OF Ealyerde: February q, 1852 in command
Volunteers; March 81, 1862. Rendezvous at
Pttsburg, Penn, Nov. Z 1862, to January 10,
1868; on special duty in the War Department
at Mashington' Jan ia. Il 1863, to May 4 1864;
Y: s. Vols; May. Z, 1864 Division of West
Mississippi, May11, 1864. to June 3, 1865, being
while on tour of Inspection, severely wound
ed by rebel guerillas, on White River, Ark.
November 4, 1864; in command of the forces
in the Mobile campaign, Marc., to Nay, 1865,
resulting in the capture of Spanish Fort,
April Sth; BrS:. nrigadier General U. S.
torious services at the battle of Valverde New
Mexico, and of Blakely, April 10, 1866 Brc-
vet Major,Ieneral U. S: Army, March 10,
1865 for gallant and meritorious services in
the capture of Fort Blakely and Mobile, Ala,
1860 and surrender of Lieut-General r. Tay-
lor's rebel army, May 4, 1865, and of the rel bel
forces in the Trans, Miisssis,ppi Department
command of the Department of the Gulf,
June Sd to July II, 1s65-of the Department
of Louisiana and Texas, July 18th to August
lS65-of the Department of Louisiana. August
5, 1865; Brigadier-General U. s. Army, July
26, 1866, to May q, 1S66-and of the Depart
ment of Washington, August IS, 1866 to Au-
gust 26, 1867.
On the LIST of September, 1867, Major Gen.
eral Candy was called to the command of the
Second Military District, which composed the
States of North Carolina and South Carolina,
where he remained in command until Sep
TENDER, 1868, when he was recalled to the
Department OF Washington. In that COM
mand he was retained until November, 1868,
when ,,,: he was given command Of the Fifth
ton until April I, 1869. when he was called to
the command of the First Military District
in Virginia, which he maintained until April
go 1870, when he was notified Of his appoint
ment to the Military Department of the Co
lumba. Of which he assumed command in
August, 1870"
General Candy was the type of the
true soldier; graceful and chivalrous in
bearing; man of sterling integrity
kind and genial in every domestic and
social relation, and full of warm and
generous feelings for his many friends
His bereaved widow is o resident OF
Portland, Oregon, which place has been
his residence since his assignment to the
Department of the Columbia.