[ Autographs ] EDWARD R. CANBY (1817 - 1873) Union major general who commanded the Department of New Mexico and stopped Sibley's assault on California, and led the assault on Mobile. Killed after the war by Modoc Indians. War-date L.S. "E. R. Canby" 1p. 8vo., Washington, May 2 1861, to David Creamer acknowledging his request for "...permission to erect a small building at, or near the Baltimore Wharf, Fortress Monroe, for an office...". A tear to left margin affects a few lettersof text, otherwise boldly signed and good.