Previous Jurisdictions to Land in Arizona: Difference between revisions

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-|1 Aug 1861 - Confederate General John Rober Baylor, fresh from his victory at the Battle of Mesilla, made a proclamation declaring Arizona to be a Confederate Territory and appointed an acting government.
+|1 Aug 1861 - Confederate General John Rober Baylor, fresh from his victory at the Battle of Mesilla, made a proclamation declaring Arizona to be a Confederate Territory and appointed an acting government. A judicial district was formed for land around Mesilla and another one for land around Tucson.
-Aug 1861 - A convention met again in Mesilla and declared that the territory formed the previous year was part of the Confederacy. Some government organization was made, including a delegate to the Confederate Congress.<br>
+Aug 1861 - A convention met again in Mesilla and declared that the territory formed the previous year was part of the Confederacy.<br>
-Aug 1861 - Another convention held in Tucson ratified the Mesilla secession ordinance. Some records may have been created, but where found is unknown.
+Aug 1861 - Another convention held in Tucson ratified the Mesilla secession ordinance. Some government organization was made, including a delegate to the Confederate Congress. Some records may have been created, but where found is unknown.
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-|13 January 1862 - The Confederate Congress passed a bill declaring Arizona to be a Territory of the Confederate States of America.
+|13 January 1862 - The Confederate Congress passed a bill declaring Arizona to be a Territory of the Confederate States of America. President Jefferson Davis signed the bill, which then became law.
-February 1862 - President Jefferson Davis signed the bill, which then became law. Note: Fifty years later to the day, Arizona became a state in the United States of America.<br>
+February 1862 - The Confederate law creating Arizona as a Territory becomes effective. Note: Fifty years later to the day, Arizona became a state in the United States of America.<br>
-July 1862 - The last Confederate troops left Confederate Arizona Territory as Union troops came in from California and Colorado. The Confederate Arizona government (if it still existed) was disbanded. Some records may have been created, but where found is unknown.
+July 1862 - The last Confederate troops leave Confederate Arizona Territory as Union troops come in from California and Colorado. The Confederate Arizona government (if it still existed) became non-existent. Some records may have been created, but where found is unknown.
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