CAN'BY. EDWARD RICHARD S PRIGG (1819-73). An American soldier. He was born in Kentucky, early removed with his parents to Indiana, grad uated at West Point in 1839, and served as second lieutenant in the Seminole War from 1839 to 1842, and as captain in the Mexican War in 1846-47, being brevetted major during the latter war for and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco," and lieu tenant-colonel for "gallant conduct at Belen Gate." Ile then served as assistant adjutant general of the Pacific Division from 1849 to 1851, and in the adjutant-general's office from 1851 to 1855; participated in the Ptah expedition of 1857-60, and commanded the Navajo expedi tion of 1860-61. During the Civil War he com manded the Department of New Mexico from June, 1861, to September, 1862, successfully de fending his territory from the attacks of the Confederate general Sibley: was raised to the rank of brigadier-general of volunteer: in March, 1862: was in command of the Draft Rendezvous at Pittsburg from November, 1862. to January, 1863: was then assigned to special duty at the War Department : commanded the city and har bor of New York at the time of the Draft Riots (q.v.) in 1863: became a major-gem nil of vol
unteers in May, 186t, and subsequently coin manded the military division of \Vest Missis sippi from May. 1S64. to June, 1865, directing, as such, the Mobile campaign of March-April, 1865, Which resulted in the occupation of :Mobile and Montgomery. In May, I565. he received the sur•ender of the Confederate force- muter Gen eral: E. Taylor and E. K. Smith. At the close of the war he we% brevetted brigadier-general in the regular army for "gallant and meritorious service; at the battle of Valverde. N. M.," and major-general for and meritorious ser vices in capture of Fort Blakely and Mobile, Ala." In July, Istiti, he was promoted to the reg ular rank of b•igadier-general. subsequently •om manded various military divisions and depart ments, and on April 11. 1873, while e0111manding the Division of the Pacific. was treacherously killed by the Modoe Indians While holding a con ference with them near the 'Lava Ited.:' in tire gon.