Arizona strongly protested , but found little sympathy in Congress due in part to Arizona having aligned with the Confederacy during the Civil War .
Congress granted the request in 1867 , giving Nevada all of the western end of Arizona Territory .
Arizona Territory strongly protested , but found little sympathy in Congress due in part to Arizona Territory having aligned with the Confederacy during the Civil War .
Congress granted the request in 1867 , giving Nevada all of the western end of Arizona Territory .