Chapter 9 Summary

Lee rides to the Confederate White House to meet Davis. The northern boundary of the Confederacy must still be negotiated and Davis wants Lee to be one of the negotiators. The negotiation will begin in three days in Richmond. The Rivington men feel that the North will concede Kentucky and Missouri.

They discuss the Rivington men and what they can and can't now know from the future. Davis also discusses the possibility of Lee running for President since he can only serve one six year term. He wants Lee to remain in the public eye.

The train reaches Rivington where there is a half hour layover. Caudell gets off the train and walks with Millie. They see the AWB warehouses. They go to the bank to cash their pay warrants and receive gold dollars. He boards the train when it leaves after telling...