Place Unit Type
State or Province
Containing Unit
United States of America
Date Type
Arizona Territorial delegate Sylvester Mowry fights duel with Arizona newspaperman E. E. Cross Crime/Disasters
- In Arizona, an unauthorized convention meets to form a provisional government US/the World
James Gadsden dies in Charleston, South Carolina Personal
Republican Coles Bashford is elected as the Arizona Territory's delegate to the U.S. Congress. Campaigns/Elections
The first action that wins the Congressional Medal of Honor takes place in Arizona Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Pima County, AZ County
Yavapai County, AZ County
Date Title
(St. Louis) Missouri Republican, "On the Way to Arizonia," July 25, 1858
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Present and Future Territories,” January 7, 1859
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Gold Regions of the West,” February 24, 1859
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Douglas Organ on Slavery Extension,” April 14, 1859
New York Times, “Ho! For The Road!,” April 4, 1861
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