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In 1861, during the American Civil War, the Confederate States of America formed the Confederate Territory of Arizona, including in the new territory mainly areas acquired by the Gadsden Purchase. In 1863, using a north-to-south dividing line, the Union created its own Arizona Territory out of the western half of the New Mexico Territory.
American Civil War, 1861–1865 Territory of Arizona (Confederate States), 1861–1862; Apache Wars, 1851–1886; Pah-Ute County, "Arizona's Lost County" 1865–1871; Camp Grant Massacre, 1871; Gadsden Purchase, 1853; Governors of the Territory of Arizona; History of Arizona; James Reavis, The "Baron of Arizona" Mexican–American War, 1846–1848
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
Gadsden joined the U.S. Army in December 1812. [3] He served as a commissioned officer commanded by General Andrew Jackson, who was later elected president in 1828.Gadsden served Gen. Jackson both during the War of 1812 against the British Army, and, from 1816 to 1821, in protecting the southern U.S. border from raiders — Native Americans, maroons (escaped slaves and their descendants ...
March 8, 13: The Confederate commissioners present their terms to avoid war and try to reach Secretary of State Seward through pro-Confederate U.S. Supreme Court Justice John A. Campbell. President Lincoln will not meet with the Confederate commissioners because it would appear to recognize the seceded states were out of the union.
Monument to Emma Sansom. Emma Sansom (June 2, 1847 – August 9, 1900) was an Alabama teenager and farm worker noted for her actions during the American Civil War (1861-1865), during which she assisted the defensive campaign of the mounted cavalry in the Confederate Army's then Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877), during the Streight's Raid by Union Army cavalry under command ...
In 1821, Tucson became part of the new state of Sonora in Mexico, who had won independence from Spain. In 1853, Tucson, along with much of the surrounding area, was purchased from Mexico by the United States in the Gadsden Purchase and was made part of the New Mexico Territory. President Lincoln created the Arizona Territory in 1863, and Tucson ...
Harper, Judith E. Women during the Civil War: An Encyclopedia. (2004). 472 pp. Massey, Mary. Bonnet Brigades: American Women and the Civil War (1966), excellent overview North and South; reissued as Women in the Civil War (1994) Lowry, Thomas Power (1994). The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0 ...