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1. In 1816, at the age of 8, I accompanied an expedition travelling along the Natchez Trace. We stayed for several weeks at the Hermitage, the home of a renowned hero of the War of 1812 and a future President of the United States of America. I found him "always very gentle and considerate." Who did I stay with?
2. I graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1828 and from 1832 to 1833 I was stationed at Fort Crawford in Michigan Territory, now in the state of Wisconsin. Here I met Sarah, the daughter of my commanding officer, and fell in love. Her father, a future President of the United States of America and hero of the Mexican War, opposed our marriage but eventually we were wed in 1835. Who was Sarah's father?
3. In 1838 I visited the Capitol in order to meet an old friend from my Fort Crawford days. He introduced me to a number of political luminaries, including the President of the United States of America. The President and I talked of the army, of politics, and of my shoes, which the President greatly admired. Who was this fashion conscious President, largely blamed for a financial crisis in 1837?
4. In 1853 I served as Secretary of War for a President of the United States of America who said to me on his last day in office: "I can scarcely bear the parting from you, who have been strength and solace to me for four anxious years and never failed me". Who was this grateful President, responsible for signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854?
5. In February 1861, I was elected as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America. A former President of the United States of America joined my new nation and was soon elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, but he died before the opening session. Who was this former President?
6. The United States of America would not allow my nation to secede and civil war broke out in 1861. My adversary in this war, like myself, was born in a modest log cabin on the Kentucky frontier. Our birthplaces were only 125 miles apart! He, as President of the United States of America, defeated my nation's quest for independence after four long and bloody years of conflict. Who was this great President?
7. In May 1865 I was imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, where I languished for two years. The United States never charged me with treason due to divided opinions and legal complexities. My second wife, Varina, petitioned determinedly for my release, writing letters to the President of the United States and even calling on him in the White House. She was ultimately successful. Who was this President?
8. In 1885 this future President of the United States of America publicly announced that the only American traitor who could compare with me was Benedict Arnold. I responded with: "I have too low an estimate of you to expect an honourable retraction of your slander". Who was this young upstart?
9. In 1978, almost a hundred years after my death, this President of the United States restored my citizenship. Who was this peacemaker?
10. I was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. Do you know who I am?
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