River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-05-09
GEN. CANDY.
some Account OF His life and Public
Services.

llB IcleHfQBn mas hlIebuN furnished
thedetails OF the cruel and treacherous
murder Of Brig. ten. Candy on Friday
last bv Capt. Jack, the leader Of the
Moloc Indians, AT a conference ap
pointed by the latter. BY his death the
country loses the services of one of the
mc;t accomplished gentlemen and GAL
lart soldiers in the army, an officer who
wn distinction both in the Mexican
wa and the war Of the Rebellion, and
whose eminent executive ability in the
work OF Reconstruction commanded for
him the respect and admiration Of both
North and South,
Edward Rirh Sprigs Candy was born
in Kentucky about the year 1917,
graduated at West Point in 1899, and
wa appointed Second Lieutenant in
theSecond Infantry. He became AS
sishut Commissary of Subsistence in
October 1889 First Lieutenant in
Ium, JS41. nnd Assistant Adiutant
Guerol Ia March, 1Sl7. During the
Mclean War he particularly distin.
guihed himself at Cano Gordo, and
vas breyetted Major for gaiiantry at
Cchtreras and Cherubusco, Aug. 20,
l347, and .euant-Colonel for gal
hnhy at the Belen gate of Next
co, Sept. ID In June, 1851, he became
Captain in the Second Infantry, aud in
March, 1856, Major in the Tenth In.
fantry. In 1859 go he served in the
Utah expedition under Gen. A. S.
Johnston, and had command of Fort
Bridger. When the War of the Rebel
hon broke ont ia 1861 he was stationed
in New Mexico at Fort Craig, and
exhibited great skill and bravery in
defending the Territory against the
Texas Confederates, especially in the
attack OF the latter on Fort Craig
May IA, 1861, ne was made Colonel of
the Nineteenth infantry, ana on March
81, 1862, was appointed a brigadier
general o, volunteers. In September,
1862, he was relieved from duty in
New Mexico, and on November 6 was
ordered to Pittsturg to take command
OF .he drafted men collected there
from v fern PENNSYLVANIA. In 1864,
after Gen. Banls' Red river disaster.
the department lying west of the Mis-.
s.ssippi WIS formed into the military
division of West Mississippi. and
Banks was relieved by Gen. Candy.
The department was entirely reorgan-
lied, and some regiments were recruit
ted from the plantations, but 30 ex-
tenslve military operations took place
III the State (Louisiana) until near the
close of the year la the latter part Of
November he organized an expedition
OF cavalry, which left Baton Rouge,
destroyed the railroad to jackson, cap
tured Frauklinville and West Pasca-
goula, and rendered very effective aid
to the movements of Gen. Sherman.
In April, 1860. while Gen. Wilson was
advancing against Selma and Mont.
gomery, a movement was organized for
the capture of Mobile, then occupied
by about ID, 900 troops under Gen. r.
Taylor The Federal forces consisted
of the Thirteenth Army Corps, under
Gen. Granger, and the Sixteenth,
under Gen. A. j. Smith, Gen. Candy
being in chief command. 1t is need
less to detail the skillful manmuvres OF
the land forces which led, in conjunc.
ton with the fleet, to the investment
of the city and its surrender, which
was made TO Gen. Candy and Rear.
Admiral Thatcher, on the 10TH of April.
Seven days afterwards, an officer OF
Gen. Taylor's staff arrived at Gen.
Caaby's headquarters with a flag OF
truce to make terms for the surrender
of the troops east of the Mississippi,
AMI on May the surrender was exc.
cuted On the 23d of May, Brig. Gen.
Brent, OF the Confederate army, and
several staff officers, reached Baton
Rouga to consult with General Candy
on the term of the surrender of Gen.
Kirby Smiths army. The terms were
arranged, and the surrender made on
the Goth. During the latter part OF
the year, when the military depart.
ments were recognized, Gen. Candy
was assigned to the Depart nent OF
Louisiana. with IA is headquarters at
/ New Orleans. His services in that
state, both in organizing "A mill.
tary protection for planters and
/ in establishing the system of reg
ulations of free labor adopted by
the Federal Treasury Agent, as well as
his efforts to preserve peace and good
order, and t. reconstruct the govern
meut of the state, marked HIM as M
officer of great executive ability. In
August, 1867, the course of Genera
/ Sickles, who was in command of the
/ Department of South Carolina, moi
meeting with the approval of President
Johnson, he was removed from com
maud and relieved by General Candy
During his service IN that
state he compelled all who
had domiciled there to give
the required parole, prohibited the
provost courts from exercising iurdic
ton in certain civil suits, established
the question of jurors qualifications
completed the registration OF the state
aud conyoked the convention which
framed constitution and civil gov
eminent 2 Daring the last two Of
three years he has been in command O
the Department of the Columbia, il
Gen. Schofeld's division, with head
quarters at Portland, Oregon.
Dueling in France.
The Court of Assizes of Mayenne has
Just been engaged in the trial of five