This monument, dedicated to the Confederate soldiers who once occupied Tucson in 1862, is located in the Wesley Bolin Plaza, in Phoenix.
On May 4, 1862 the Confederate flag was lowered over Tucson. Captain Hunter and his men left Tucson. The Confederate stay in Arizona was over. On June 7, 1862 Colonel James Carleton entered the pueblo of Tucson. The Stars and Stripes was raised high above the old, adobe town. On June 8, 1862 he declared the land a territory of the United States of America. He named the land the Territory of Arizona.
The American flag raised above Tucson on June 7, 1862 contained 34 stars. The U.S. Congress adopted it on July 4, 1861. Only Abraham Lincoln served as President of the United States under this 34-star flag.
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