<Li> Arizona Territory: Jan. 18, 1862 </Li> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> (listed chronologically) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Mar. 13, 1861: Alabama </Li> <Li> Mar. 16, 1861: Georgia </Li> <Li> Mar. 21, 1861: Louisiana </Li> <Li> Mar. 23, 1861: Texas </Li> <Li> Mar. 29, 1861: Mississippi </Li> <Li> Apr. 3, 1861: South Carolina </Li> <Li> Apr. 22, 1861: Florida </Li> <Li> May 7, 1861: Virginia </Li> <Li> May 18, 1861: Arkansas </Li> <Li> May 20, 1861: North Carolina </Li> <Li> Jul. 2, 1861: Tennessee </Li> <Li> Nov. 28, 1861: Missouri </Li> <Li> Dec. 10, 1861: Kentucky </Li> <Li> Jan. 18, 1862: Arizona Territory </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> (listed chronologically) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Mar. 13, 1861: Alabama </Li> <Li> Mar. 16, 1861: Georgia </Li> <Li> Mar. 21, 1861: Louisiana </Li> <Li> Mar. 23, 1861: Texas </Li> <Li> Mar. 29, 1861: Mississippi </Li> <Li> Apr. 3, 1861: South Carolina </Li> <Li> Apr. 22, 1861: Florida </Li> <Li> May 7, 1861: Virginia </Li> <Li> May 18, 1861: Arkansas </Li> <Li> May 20, 1861: North Carolina </Li> <Li> Jul. 2, 1861: Tennessee </Li> <Li> Nov. 28, 1861: Missouri </Li> <Li> Dec. 10, 1861: Kentucky </Li> <Li> Jan. 18, 1862: Arizona Territory </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> (listed chronologically) </Th> </Tr>

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