[Verginius Rufus]

Jefferson Davis didn't want to accept the reality that it was over, but the other Confederate commanders surrendered as soon as they could after they heard that Lee had surrendered (5 days before Lincoln was shot).

I once ran across a lawsuit from Mississippi, I think it was. A man was accused of fraud because he went and bought something with Confederate money as soon as he had heard that Lee had surrendered but before it was widely known--the implication was that the seller would have refused to accept the Confederate money if he had realized that Lee had already surrendered.

[cynwoody]

I once ran across a lawsuit from Mississippi, I think it was. A man was accused of fraud because he went and bought something with Confederate money as soon as he had heard that Lee had surrendered but before it was widely known--the implication was that the seller would have refused to accept the Confederate money if he had realized that Lee had already surrendered.

An early insider-trading case? LOL!

The stupid should lose in all such cases!