2025 NaPM 25 April

[dukealien]

The moment Robert E. Lee surrendered, Jefferson Davis was likely sitting in a room in the building across the street from where I was walking a little while ago.
Two blocks away is the building where Union Soldiers were imprisoned and died of an outbreak of some fever or another. Which means that it must be haunted.
I looked into the room where Jefferson Davis stayed. There is a broken mirror in there. I assume that is the luck that brought old dixie down.

Looks like he would have been in Danville, VA, then scarpered further to Greensboro, NC, back to Charlotte, NC and then south to Irwin, GA where he was (by accident) captured by Union cavalry raiding the area.  For part of that time the CSA government was operating out of a boxcar, though the VIPs stayed at homes of sympathizing local notables.  You almost have to admire Davis for trying to keep the resistance going, but Lee more for noticing the fat lady had sung and acting accordingly.