Confederate forces under Colonel Henry H. Sibley had occupied Tucson, Arizona eighty days before. A withdrawal was ordered on May 14, 1862 and six days later elements of the First California Volunteer Cavalry retook the town without firing a shot. Retreating Confederate forces soon reached Texas, ending Sibley's abortive invasion of Arizona. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Frank Moore, ed., The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc. (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1863), V: 14.
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Battles/Soldiers
