Lost Military
Jefferson Davis & the Confederate Treasury
1865 · Military payroll · Capture site near Irwinville, GA
Partially recoveredThe prize. $327,000+ treasury, dispersed
Where. Capture site near Irwinville, GA
Status. Partially recovered
Where. Capture site near Irwinville, GA
Status. Partially recovered
The account
The treasure train scattered during Davis's flight; he carried almost nothing when captured, spawning the 'lost Confederate gold' legends.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Capture site near Irwinville, GA; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Capture site is a protected state historic site; rumored gold would be on scattered private land.
- What is there: $327,000+ treasury, dispersed.
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