Sumptuous Southern Stories of Missing Confederate Money

Part of the Money, Mayhem & Might Saga

ISBN: 978-1-7923-7919-2
By: Talisman & Coiner

ABOUT THE BOOK

Racing against time and doubling down on their odds of escaping the pursuing Federal Cavalry in April 1865, the so-called Confederate Treasure Train raced from Richmond, VA until running out of track in South Carolina. The Treasure Train, now a Wagon-Train, lumbered precariously across a pontoon bridge into Georgia. Silver, gold and copper coins and bank wealth were on-board, and money was dispersed, purloined and looted all along the way. Stories include how Confederate President Jeff Davis lost his rare and irreplaceable Confederate half-dollar, who snagged the "SWAG" (Richmond Bank gold), as gold coins were heisted by bushwhackers. Unique final-payroll mementos were engraved from Mexican silver coins; the eulogy to the Confederacy written on a $500 Confederate paper note. Earlier books in Saga include: Minting, Printing & Counterfeiting: the Trifecta of Making Money in the Civil War Era and The Furious Flight of the Confederate Treasure Train, or Where Did All the Southern Dough Go?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Talisman & Coiner have presented these stories and more for Coin Collector shows and recently for the Newman Numismatic Portal.