Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Canby's Cross Canby's Cross is located in Lava Beds National Monument. It was erected to commemorate General Canby's death at a peace gathering. General Canby was shot in the face by Captain Jack of the Modoc tribe whom was later hanged for the killing. The cross reads: Gen Canby USA was murdered here by the Modocs April 11, 1873 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.