North America
- Province of Canada:
- Governor: The Viscount Monck of Ballytrammon, Governor of the Province of Canada (1861–1867)
- Joint Premiers:
- John Sandfield Macdonald and Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada (1863–1864)
- Sir Étienne Paschal Taché and Sir John A. Macdonald, Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada (1864–1865)
- Confederate States of America - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
- Costa Rica - Jesús Jiménez Zamora, President of Costa Rica (1863–1866)
- Mexico:
- Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, President of Mexico (1863–1864)
- Maximilian of Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico (1864–1867)
- United States of America: Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States (1861–1865)
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