▁from ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁Arizona ▁City ▁was ▁dam aged ▁and ▁down ▁river ▁riv als ▁Colorado ▁City ▁and ▁Ja eg er ▁City ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Flo od ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Colorado ▁City ▁was ▁re built ▁on ▁higher ▁ground ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Arizona ▁City . ▁ ▁Ja eg er ▁City ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁its ▁remaining ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁the ▁fer ry ▁moved ▁up ▁river ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁Arizona ▁City . ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁But ter field ▁route ▁through ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁and ▁Apache ▁host ilities ▁mail ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁except ▁by ▁military ▁cou rier ▁and ▁the ▁Arizona ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Its ▁second ▁and ▁last ▁post master ▁from ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁Land s ford ▁Warren ▁H ast ings , ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁proposed ▁a ▁plan , ▁( ne ver ▁carried ▁out ), ▁for ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁Arizona ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁cause ▁a ▁rising ▁of ▁southern ers ▁in ▁California ▁to ▁take ▁California ▁from ▁the ▁Union . ▁ ▁H ast ings ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁attempted ▁to ▁colon ize ▁Brazil ▁with ▁former ▁Confeder ates . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁restored ▁with ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁mail ▁service ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 6