Baylor declares new Confederate Territory of AZ

Baylor declares new Confederate Territory of AZ

13 years ago By Adam David Gibbons
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Lt. Col. John R. Baylor of the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles issues a proclamation declaring all of the New Mexico Territory south of the 34th parallel to be the new Confederate Territory of Arizona.

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