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The following month, in March 1862, the U.S. House of Representatives, now devoid of the southern delegates and controlled by Republicans, passed a bill to create the United States Arizona Territory using the north–south border of the 109th meridian. The use of a north–south border rather than an
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garrison, Baylor's force cut off the fleeing Union troops and forced them to surrender. On August 1, 1861, Baylor issued a "Proclamation to the People of the Territory of Arizona", taking possession of the territory for the Confederacy, with Mesilla as the capital and himself as the governor,
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I invoke the aid and cooperation of all Citizens of the Territory in my efforts to establish a government whereby the security of life and property will be maintained throughout its limits, and its varied resources be rapidly and successfully developed.
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was elected as delegate to the Confederate Congress. Oury drafted legislation authorizing the organization of the Confederate Territory of Arizona. The legislation passed on January 13, 1862, and the territory was officially created by proclamation of
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ratification of the Confederate Arizona Territory. The house bill stipulated that Tucson was to be the capital. The final bill passed the Senate in February 1863 without the Tucson-as-capital stipulation, and was signed into law by
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A preliminary census will forthwith be taken, and thereafter the Judicial Districts will be formed, and an election of members of the Legislative Assembly, and the other officers provided by the Act be ordered.
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In April 1860, impatient for Congress to act, a convention of 31 delegates met in Tucson and adopted a constitution for a provisional territorial government of the area south of 34°N. The delegates elected Dr.
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part of Arizona. In 1867, though, Congress transferred the Arizona Territory's northwestern corner, specifically most of its land west of the Colorado River, to the state of
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In February 1858, the New Mexico territorial legislature adopted a resolution in favor of the creation of the Arizona territory, but with a north–south border along the
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that convened on August 29, 1856. The conference issued a petition to the U.S. Congress, signed by 256 people, requesting organization of the territory and elected
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On August 28, a convention met again in Tucson and declared that the territory formed the previous year was part of the Confederacy.
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that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was
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The boundaries for the original territory, if they had kept their same size, would have made present-day
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Paul Bisceglia, Arizona's Role in the Civil War, University of San Diego. History 173 – U.S. Civil War
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The Confederacy regarded the territory as a valuable route for possible access to the
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and Tucson in March 1861 adopted an ordinance of secession, established a provisional
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on February 24, the date of the official organization of the U.S. Arizona Territory.
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at Mesilla in the eastern part of the territory. After the fort was abandoned by the
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with Owings as its governor, and petitioned the Confederate Congress for admission.
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This article is about the U.S. territory. For the former Confederate territory, see
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, sentiment in the territory was in favor of the
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to effectively administer the newly acquired southern portions of the territory.
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The territory was admitted to the Union as the 48th state on February 14, 1912.
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Following the expansion of the New Mexico Territory in 1853, as a result of the
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in 1868, and back to Prescott in 1877. The capital was finally moved to
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Population of the States and Counties of the United States: 1790–1990
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The Seat of Government will, for the present, be at or near
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of New Mexico would be removed to northern Arizona.
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