District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
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The District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona was a Confederate Army administrative and military command responsible for overseeing operations and defense across the southwestern frontier during the American Civil War.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate Army military district
ⓘ
Confederate States Army administrative command ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontier security
ⓘ
logistical coordination ⓘ military administration ⓘ regional defense command ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
oppose Union advances in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
ⓘ
secure Confederate control of the Southwest ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Edmund Kirby Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John B. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Union forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mississippi Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Confederate operations in Arizona Territory
ⓘ
Confederate operations in New Mexico Territory ⓘ coordination of Confederate forces in the Southwest ⓘ defense of Texas coastline ⓘ defense of western Texas frontier ⓘ protection of supply lines in the Southwest ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Confederate War Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
command of the Trans-Mississippi Department ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Southwestern frontier of the Confederate States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of Confederate military resources in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
ⓘ
coordination of Confederate campaigns in the Southwest ⓘ |
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