First Battle of Mesilla

First Battle of Mesilla
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War

Mesilla in 1854
DateJuly 25, 1861
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
Confederate States of America Confederate States United States United States
Commanders and leaders
John Baylor Isaac Lynde
Strength
~300,
cavalry,
infantry,
militia
380,
cavalry,
infantry,
4 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
2 killed,
7 wounded (disputed)
3-13 killed,
6 wounded (disputed)

The First Battle of Mesilla was fought on July 25, 1861, at Mesilla in New Mexico Territory, in present-day Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

It was an engagement between Confederate and Union forces during the American Civil War. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory and led directly to the establishing of a Confederate Arizona Territory, consisting of the southern portion of the New Mexico Territory. The victory paved the way for the Confederate New Mexico Campaign the following year.