In 1861-1865 The United States was involved in a civil war which pitted the northern dominated Federal (Union) government against eleven states which had attempted to break away and formed the "Confederate States of America." In 1865 the Confederacy was defeated.
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President of the United States of America
- No.16 1860 Abraham Lincoln (Republican) V-P: Hannibal Hamlin
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1864 Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
V-P: Andrew Johnson
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President of the Confederate States of America
- No 1. 1861 Jefferson Davis
V-P: Alexander H. Stephens.