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| Election Davis, Jefferson | |
| 18th Feb Elected President of the Confederacy |
| Government Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 10th Nov South Carolina Sth Carolina decides to secede from the Union |
| Marriage of Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover | |
| 2nd June Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom |
| Marriage of Folsom, Frances Folsom, Frances | |
| 2nd June Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom |
| Party Leader Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Republican Party |
| Resignation of Lee Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Resigns his commission & joins the Confederacy, alongside one third of Army Officers |
| State Engineer in Chief Arthur Arthur, Chester Alan | |
| New York Appointed State Engineer-in-Chief |