OTD 165 YEARS AGO: General Orders No. 97 reorganizes Union military administration west of the Alleghenies into several departments. Jurisdictional disputes, particularly between Henry W. Halleck and Don Carlos Buell, will soon weaken coordination.
Tag: Edward R.S. Canby
A Deaf Ear Has Been Turned in the Southwest
165 YEARS AGO: John Baylor, commanding Confederates in the New Mexico Territory, expresses concern that Federals are working to drive him from the region.
Confederates Look to Conquer New Mexico
165 YEARS AGO: Henry H. Sibley tries to persuade Jefferson Davis that he could lead a force into the New Mexico Territory and claim her for the Confederacy.
Powerful Energies Called Forth
Conflict escalates west of the Mississippi River. Texas announces a state of war with the U.S., hostilities rise among Native Americans, Federals in New Mexico brace for a Confederate invasion, and Confederates in Arkansas are authorized to aid the Missouri State Guard.
Surrender of the Trans-Mississippi
Federal commanders accept the surrender of the last major organized Confederate force still in the field.
Taylor Surrenders to Canby
Federal forces accept the paroles of Confederate soldiers from the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, thereby disbanding the last major Confederate force east of the Mississippi River.