<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwrg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: The state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" id="mwrw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> proclaims its <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_neutrality_(international_relations)" id="mwsA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Country neutrality (international relations)">neutrality</a>, which will last until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3" id="mwsQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="September 3">September 3</a> when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" id="mwsg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.