History and government of New Mexico . onfederate army came upby Fort Bliss with six hundredTexans, occupied the town ofMesilla without serious opposi-tion, and prepared to attackFort Fillmore, then under com-mand of Major Isaac Lynde, ofVermont. Lynde, unwilling tostand an attack in the oldadobe fort with no supply ofwater within a mile, decided toevacuate it and join other Unionforces at Fort Stanton. Baylorpursued him and captured hisentire force before they crossed the Organ Pass. 204. The Confederate Territory of Arizona. — Colo-nel Baylor returned to Mesilla and took up the politicalsitu
History and government of New Mexico . onfederate army came upby Fort Bliss with six hundredTexans, occupied the town ofMesilla without serious opposi-tion, and prepared to attackFort Fillmore, then under com-mand of Major Isaac Lynde, ofVermont. Lynde, unwilling tostand an attack in the oldadobe fort with no supply ofwater within a mile, decided toevacuate it and join other Unionforces at Fort Stanton. Baylorpursued him and captured hisentire force before they crossed the Organ Pass. 204. The Confederate Territory of Arizona. — Colo-nel Baylor returned to Mesilla and took up the politicalsituation. Southern New Mexico, including the Arizonasettlements south of the Gila, had long been discontentedbecause they were cut off from the capital by the Jornadadel Muerto and neglected by New Mexican officials. Con-ventions had been held at Mesilla (1859) and Tucson(i860) to lay plans for separating this region from NewMexico and organizing it as the Territory of Arizona. The lesson of this history was not lost on Colonel Colonel John R. Baylor 172 THE HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO He issued a proclamation August 1, organizing all of NewMexico south of the thirty-fourth parallel as the Terri-tory of Arizona under the Confederate States of America,with Mesilla as the capital, himself as temporary governor,and other officials appointed by him until otherwise pro-vided by the Confederate Congress. More than threehundred volunteers from the Mesilla Valley joined hisforces. 205. Federal Preparations. — On the Federal side active preparations were being
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