A classic lost treasure scenario usually involves gold payments to soldiers that are lost in transport. This one involves the final days of the Civil War and the Confederates trying to hide a treasure from the Union invaders.
Reportedly, this contained valuable items including bullion and gold coins. It was said to be last seen near Washington, Georgia.
There's some vaguary about the location it might be buried in, but most recite Wilkes County, a secluded woodland or farmland.
Speculation is that it could be near the Chennault Plantation where President Jefferson Davis stayed. More likely, it was buried along routes the Confederates used for escape - something done in a rush on the way out of the area.
At the time, it was valued at over $100,000 ($19/oz x 5263 oz) Today, it would be worth $21,341,465. Once evaluated by experts, because of its historical significance, the worth may rise significantly.
I remember, as a kid, I spent a summer studying a soldier of the Revolutionary War's journal that was on a dusty shelf in the library in Fairfax, Virginia. I was searching for Braddock's gold, said to be stuffed into cannons and buried. It created a summer of looking for oak trees, counting steps, and digging.
This has me wondering if there are any Civil War journals by Confederate soldiers in Washington, GA area who were part of the exodus near the end of the war....