La Paz incident

La Paz incident
Part of the American Civil War
La Paz, c. 1890, already a ghost town
Date May 20, 1863 Location La Paz, Arizona Result Two Union soldiers killed Confederate partisan dead on the run
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
James A. Hale	William Edwards
Casualties and losses
2 killed	1 dead from exposure
One civilian was wounded by gunfire. Willam 'Frog' Edwards died in the desert after the shooting while trying to escape the Union Army.

The La Paz incident occurred on May 20, 1863, at the mining town of La Paz, Arizona, and was the westernmost armed confrontation of the American Civil War. William "Frog" Edwards, only recently released from detention at Fort Yuma, ambushed a party of unarmed Union soldiers when they stopped at La Paz to purchase supplies. Edwards' attack killed one soldier instantly and left another mortally wounded. Edwards then fled into the desert where he died of exposure and dehydration.^[1]