Why was the Confederate forces interested in New Mexico?

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Jakub Michalko · Answer 1 · 2023-11-02T18:07:45+0000

In 1861, the Confederacy claimed the southern half of the vast New Mexico Territory as its own Arizona Territory and waged the ambitious New Mexico Campaign in an attempt to control the American Southwest and open up access to Union-held California.

Why was the Confederate forces interested in New Mexico?

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