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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“Civilization does not engross all the virtues of humanity: she has not even her full share of them. They flourish in greater abundance and attain greater strength among many barbarous people. The hospitality of the wild Arab, the courage of the North American Indian, and the faithful friendships of some of the Polynesian nations, far surpass any thing of a similar kind among the polished communities of Europe.”
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