Canby

[ kan-bee ]

/ ˈkæn bi /

Henry Sei·del

[sahyd-l], /ˈsaɪd l/, 1878–1961, U.S. author and critic.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Halleck answered that it had been suggested to Canby, but that Grant had, just then, all he could attend to on the Chickahominy.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2|Jacob Dolson Cox
The cavalry you have sent to Canby will be debarked at Vicksburg.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant
Canby said no more, but it passed through his mind that Wallie would not, either, if there was a way for him to prevent it.
The Dude Wrangler|Caroline Lockhart
Banks had been defeated in Louisiana, relieved, and Canby put in his place.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant

I understood afterwards that he refused to serve under either Sherman or Canby because he had ranked them both.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant