So get your picks, shovels, and metal detector ready as we go through the 15 lost treasures of Alabama. ]", "The Armies and Their Work. In the 1966 Spaghetti Western movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," the protagonists get information about lost Confederate gold hidden in a . Oak Island the Strange, the Bizarre, and Maybe the "Truth! At the time no one questioned his integrity or his simple explanation. Jeff. Captian Seigneur de Beauchamp was able to get her anchored in the harbor without any damage. She would then sail the goods back to France. The ferry was used by Confederate and Union troops during the Civil War. Confederate gold refers to hidden caches of gold lost after the American Civil War. He wanted to trap game on the tribal land so he asked the chief permission. The Confederates got away or won the little skirmish or what have you but the men who hid it had been killed. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Hansen and the two soldiers went on their way dressed as farmers. A rich man named Hansen was a Confederate sympathizer who wanted to financially help the Confederate economy that was falling apart at the end of the Civil War. Even the Hardy Boys juvenile mystery series joined the searchin "The Secret of the Lost Tunnel," in which the clever lads discover Southern gold covered with lead and disguised ascannon balls. Under the headline"What Became of the Confederate Gold," Moses told the newspaper a small portion of it went to buy food for returning soldiers, while the bulk of about$40,000was turned over to the federal authorities. Winter was approaching so De Soto and his men set up camp until spring. It is said that John Buried $100,000 worth of gold there. The Rebel and the Rose"" reveals for the . Ole Louina was a community during early settlement of Randolph County which was settled after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814 when the Creek Indians were defeated by . Semple apparently never attempted to recover the Mexican silver dollars in Danville, for various reasons. Allegedly, some of the Confederate treasury was hidden in order to wait for the rising again of the South and at other times simply so that the Union would not gain possession of it. In his 1938 book Flight Into Oblivion, the historian A.J. It is said that some of those wine casks of gold and silver coins are stilled buried near his home. In April 1865, the Civil War ended for most Americans. In the 1938 book, Flight Into Oblivion, by A.J. Henry Allen Nunez was an early-day entrepreneur. until he found some of the treasures! He immigrated here from Scotland. Federal soldiers were eventually able to round up some $140,000 of what was taken. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. You see the Civil War was going on and many plantation owners were worried that their wealth would be looted if Union soldiers came around. And peoples imaginations take over from there.. A Colorado company, hired by a private individual, performed a geophysical survey and employed pulse induction instruments to identify the locations of the silver (and a small amount of gold). Hidden Treasure discoveries can happen anyt . They picked 3 men to bury the box full of gold coins somewhere near the courthouse. This was probably done to increase the incentive to Union soldiers combing the villages and roads of the Carolinas and Georgia for the treasury, and for Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had fled Richmond. Besides, Semple was done with any sort of an adventure. The actual value of the treasury was probably not much more than $500,000. La Bellone ran aground at the entrance of Pelican Bay in September of 1724 which is on the east end of Dauphin Island. Then too, given the volume and weight of the silver, the digging would have certainly been noticed by soldiers and townspeople, whether during the day or at night under the glow of kerosene lamps. Jefferson Davis, a Congressman from Mississippi and former Secretary of War, was named its president. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Bill Kirby has reported, photographed and commented on life in Augusta and Georgiafor 45 years. I would keep a close I on the eastern shore of Dauphin Island. They left Richmond with a bunch of money, and when [Davis group] was captured six weeks later, they didnt have it. Stories of lost buried treasure hoards capture the imagination and spark the hidden treasure hunter within all of us, who learn about these Legends of Lore. 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The war, and its various aspects, continues to capture the interest and imagination of many Americans who are fascinated by the battles, leaders, and strategy displayed during that conflict. She had long black hair, gray eyes, and a figure that drew dozens of suitors before she had agreed to marry the president, then 30 years her senior. Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 4:27 PM. Its still hidden in a limestone cave called Red Bone. With both her husband and her mother deceased, Julia was alone on Staten Island with the children, surrounded by Yankees unhappy with a Southern sympathizer in their midst, even though she had been a First Lady. [6], Last edited on 31 December 2022, at 01:37, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury, "The Georgia Odyssey of the Confederate Gold", "OUR ARMIES. A member of the society said there is no historical evidence that gold is buried in the area. Over the years the trapper kept trying to find Red Bone Cave and the treasure without avail. Hardy Clemens died in 1863 leaving no trace of where he hid his treasure. This was not actually supposed to be an article. I have hunted the area with only minor finds but there was alot of activity in the area. The leaders of the Confederate States of America we running for their lives 154 years ago. They had to pay $108,000 to troops who escorted them near the Savannah River, and $40,000 more was spent on supplies in Georgia. Many attempts at recovering her gold and silver cache have come up empty. Dr. Clive Cussler a historian attempted to find the wreck of La Bellone in September 1989. The gold and silver coins are said to be buried east of his old homestead. De Soto and his men fled and left the treasure they had stolen from the Cherokees behind. Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey-based politics, entertainment and history writer. The whole of this region was captured by the Northern forces early in the Civil War. Then check out 14 Lost Treasures of Wisconsin. Wesley Millett and Gerald White are the authors of The Rebel and the Rose. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Over the course of the next two years, he traveled between the U. S. and Canada in clandestine activities, often using the alias Allen S. James, his travels financed with the Confederate gold. They took a small fortune in gold and silver with them when they fled Richmond, Virginia in April 1865. In 1872,The Chronicle put that question to the man in charge Col. Raphael J. Moses, the former Confederate quartermaster. Corroborating evidence found in Semples letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler, depicted a man on the run, carrying on underground activities for Davis. No one else knew where the box was buried and it hasnt been found to this day. On October 11, 1862, General P. G. T. Beauregard was ordered to take the gold from Young's bank in Columbus. The town of Louina lasted from 1834-1902. January 6, 2022 / 11:11 AM They were wiped out by pursuing renegades who showed the bad judgment to kill everyone before finding out where the gold was hidden. Hardy grew his small acres of land into whopping 9000 acres by 1850. The chief wanted him to marry his daughter. The treasure may be The team arrange for Brian Abbott to do additional sonar scans of the lake while Kevin, Al, and Brad are in Georgia with Alex Lagina and Gary Drayton. The location was described (by him) as being in northern Alabama, between the towns of Bellview and Booneville, at or near Keel Mountain. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. His train, however, encountered some expenses. The true value of the treasure that left Richmondheld under the guard of Confederate Navy Captain William H. Parker and the young midshipmen in his commandwill likely never be known. 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