Where is the confederate gold hidden

Or not. For decades, Civil War buffs and assorted fortune seekers have combed the hills and forests of northwestern Pennsylvania, looking for a Union shipment of gold that reportedly was lost near tiny Dents Run in June The mystery so far has yielded little beyond a few vague historical artifacts and a whole lot of stories. Read More. Treasure hunters descend. FBI spokeswoman Carrie Adamowski wouldn't say what the agency was doing there, only that FBI personnel were "carrying out court-authorized law enforcement activity in Elk County.

Finders Keepers has long been interested in the rumored Dents Run gold. In a post on the Finders Keepers site , founder Dennis Parada says he found a map of the treasure in the s and searched the area unsuccessfully with metal detectors until , when he uncovered a trove of Civil War-era artifacts that they turned over to the state. He said the feds sealed the documents in the case under a claim it is an ongoing criminal investigation. So, what are we supposed to believe? Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

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Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Ad Choices. Captain Parker ordered the treasure moved to wagons which would transport it to the old U. Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina. However, when Parker received word that the U. Cavalry was already in the immediate area, he zigzagged across the South Carolina — Georgia state line several times to evade capture.

In the meantime, Richmond lay in ashes as occupying Federal troops took control and over the next several weeks, General Robert E.

Lee would surrender and President Abraham Lincoln would be assassinated. Captain Parker was to camp outside Washington, Georgia, where he was to meet with Jefferson Davis and receive further instructions. Upon their meeting, the Richmond bank reserves were placed in a bank vault in Washington, Georgia. Most of the Confederate assets had been dispersed to pay soldiers and travel expenses along the way. If there was any remaining, its outcome remains unknown.

The bandits were stragglers from both the Federal and Confederate armies who had heard of the treasure being transported.