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Earliest Colorado Facts
1861 Colorado made a Territory out of Kansas
Lincoln appoints ex-Cadet Gilpin Governor – “Save Colorado for the Union”
Colorado City voted Territorial Capital 1861.
Of 25,000 Gold Rushers already in Colorado 6,000 are Southerners and Secessionists
Secessionists confront loyal Unionists. Shootouts in Denver City. Spies in Colorado City. Outnumbered Rebels go underground – as guerillas! Incite Indians to attack settlers.