Q:Facts: - caption: major general e. r. s. canby - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: indian wars - death date: 11 april 1873 - allegiance: united states union - commands: department of new mexico - rank: 35px major general - placeofburial: crown hill cemetery , indianapolis , indiana - birth date: 9 november 1817 - serviceyears: 1839-1873 - name: edward richard sprigg canby - branch: united states army union army - image: general edward canby 525.jpg - death place: near tule lake , california - birth place: piatt 's landing , kentucky Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward canby .
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edward richard sprigg canby -lrb- november 9 , 1817 -- april 11 , 1873 -rrb- was a career united states army officer and a union general in the american civil war , reconstruction era , and the indian wars .he was assassinated at a peace talk with the modoc in northern california .he was the only united states general to be killed during the later wars .