In April 1865, the American Civil War was winding down. On April 3rd, Union forces captured Richmond and the Confederate government becomes a Government on the run. On April 9th, the main Confederate Army surrendered but there were still lots of loose ends to wrap up. The Confederacy still had two active armies in the field, their president and cabinet are still on the run and they still hold a major chunk of western Alabama and all of Texas. During...