Record Data Place Unit Type State or Province Containing Unit United States of America Events Date Type 07/08/1859 Arizona Territorial delegate Sylvester Mowry fights duel with Arizona newspaperman E. E. Cross Crime/Disasters 04/02/1860 - 04/05/1860 In Arizona, an unauthorized convention meets to form a provisional government US/the World 12/26/1858 James Gadsden dies in Charleston, South Carolina Personal 09/05/1866 Republican Coles Bashford is elected as the Arizona Territory's delegate to the U.S. Congress. Campaigns/Elections 02/13/1861 The first action that wins the Congressional Medal of Honor takes place in Arizona Battles/Soldiers People Places Name Type Pima County, AZ County Yavapai County, AZ County Documents Date Title 07/25/1858 (St. Louis) Missouri Republican, "On the Way to Arizonia," July 25, 1858 01/07/1859 Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Present and Future Territories,” January 7, 1859 02/24/1859 Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Gold Regions of the West,” February 24, 1859 04/14/1859 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Douglas Organ on Slavery Extension,” April 14, 1859 04/04/1861 New York Times, “Ho! For The Road!,” April 4, 1861 Images Arizona and New Mexico, 1860, zoomable map