Courtesy AnimationFactory.com

Arizona Civil War Battles

THE CIVIL WAR IN THE AMERICAN WEST by Alvin M. Josephy Jr; see pages 89-90 for The Battle at Stanwix Station; one wounded, a California volunteer. The Confederates withdrew back towards Phoenix. As part of that movement the commander of the Union detachment sent out from Fort Yuma. Captain McCleave, was captured in the Pima villages near present day Phoenix at about the same time. Stanwix Station is west of Phoenix. This was on/after 15 March 1862.

Next another detachment was sent out to try to recover McCleave. On April 15 at Picacho Peak another engagement resoved into a mutual withdrawal from the encounter. This time one man was killed the officer in charge of the SUB-detachment, a Lt. Barrett.

The Confederates in these efforts were The Arizona Volunteers, an independent company, Captain Sherod Hunter commanding .

See also THE WESTERN TERRITORIES IN THE CIVIL WAR by LeRoy H. Fischer, Editor.


Civil War State Battle Maps
Civil War Summary
American Civil War Exhibits
Civil War Picture Album
American Civil War Timeline

Arizona Simple County Outline

Arizona Simple County Outline

"The state of Arizona USA Simple County Outline. Great for general reference, the details on this map include the outlined boundaries for each county, the county name, and the county seat. Only $9.95!"



ARIZONA w/Counties Wall Map

ARIZONA w/Counties Wall Map

"Continuing our trend in offering difficult to find wall maps, Maps.com latest line of US State maps delivers just the right amount of information for business or reference use. Using attractive colors and easy-to-read text, this map is beautiful. Only $85.00! "