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THE LEGEND OF THE LOST CONFEDERATE GOLD (REVISED & ABRIDGED SINGLE EPISODE)
Includes the fall of Richmond and the decision how and when to move the Confederate treasury, which was sent out of town at the last minute guarded by 50 cadets from the Confederate Naval Academy all aged 14-18, the attempted escape through Georgia and S Carolina, the seizure of the gold by union forces, and the robbery of the gold from the union guard. The treasury consisted of over 750,000 in gold and silver, jewelry donated by the women of the confederacy, and printed money (species redeemable for coin) intended for payment to the armies of the Confederacy..
Music Credits: Mattia Cupelli…
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