Historical Atlas of North America (17 December 1861)

Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 17 Dec 1861 (American Civil War: Fight for Kentucky), showing the following events: First Battle of Mesilla; Confederate Territory of Arizona; Confederates invade Kentucky; Union enters Kentucky; Kentucky declares for the Union; Mosquito Reservation created; Convention of London; Union captures Port Royal; Trent Affair; Tripartite fleets reach Mexico; Spanish occupy Veracruz.

M e x i c o

U n i t e d

S t a t e s o f

A m e r i c a

Colombia

Venezuela

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

Veracruz(Sp. occ.)

Texas

British
Columbia(Br.)

Colorado
Terr.(US terr.)

Nebraska Terr.(US terr.)

N.H.

N.J.

Nevada
Terr.(US terr.)

Dakota
Territory(US terr.)

Tennessee

Virginia

Verm.

Mosquito
Reserve(semi-indep)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Washington
Territory(US terr.)

Honduras

Wisconsin

Utah Terr.(US terr.)

New Mexico
Territory(US terr.)

Clipperton(Fr. claim)

25 Jul 1861Confederate
victory
at Mesilla

Aug 1861Confederates
create Territory
of Arizona

4 Sep 1861Confederates
invade
Kentucky

6 Sep 1861Union enters Kentucky

7 Sep 1861Kentucky declares
for the Union

Sep 1861British transfer
Mosquito Coast
to Nicaragua

Oct 1861British, French & Spanish
form alliance to extract
repayments from Mexico

Nov 1861Union takes
Port Royal

Nov 1861–Jan 1862Trent Affair threatens
US-British relations

8–17 Dec 1861British, Spanish &
French fleets
reach Mexico

17 Dec 1861Spanish occupy
Veracruz

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North America, 17 Dec 1861: Fight for Kentucky
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