1 00:00:01,567 --> 00:00:04,100 [Josh] So Jefferson Davis is on the run with 40 barrels 2 00:00:04,267 --> 00:00:06,667 of gold and silver. -Exactly. 3 00:00:06,834 --> 00:00:09,167 That's Civil War history in your hand right there. 4 00:00:09,334 --> 00:00:11,067 Could this have been part of the robbery? 5 00:00:11,234 --> 00:00:12,501 Absolutely. 6 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:14,801 Josh, I think this is the best evidence we have 7 00:00:14,968 --> 00:00:16,167 of where the money ended up. 8 00:00:16,334 --> 00:00:17,667 It's an eyewitness account. 9 00:00:17,834 --> 00:00:18,701 [Josh] From someone who was there? 10 00:00:18,868 --> 00:00:20,367 From someone who was there. 11 00:00:21,501 --> 00:00:23,267 -[Josh] Is that a coin? -That is. 12 00:00:23,434 --> 00:00:25,267 -What's the date? -1861! 13 00:00:25,434 --> 00:00:26,634 Oh! 14 00:00:28,067 --> 00:00:30,200 There's areas back in there that have never been searched. 15 00:00:30,367 --> 00:00:31,367 Pretty good hit here. 16 00:00:31,534 --> 00:00:33,167 -Oh! -Oh, it's a coin! 17 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:36,934 Hunting for treasure on Jet Skis! 18 00:00:39,367 --> 00:00:42,667 -So our mission is to find this lost road. -Yes. 19 00:00:42,834 --> 00:00:44,200 Ha! Troy, look at this! 20 00:00:46,667 --> 00:00:47,834 Watch out! 21 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,501 [Troy] We're on the verge of treasure hunting history. 22 00:00:50,667 --> 00:00:51,968 Dig it all. 23 00:00:53,901 --> 00:00:55,801 Oh! Troy? 24 00:00:55,968 --> 00:00:57,567 Troy, get over here. 25 00:01:09,267 --> 00:01:12,267 It was, as they say, brother against brother. 26 00:01:12,434 --> 00:01:16,067 For four years, from 1861 to 1865, 27 00:01:16,234 --> 00:01:19,567 the United States was locked in a brutal civil war 28 00:01:19,734 --> 00:01:22,601 between the Southern Confederacy and the Union states. 29 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,567 As the war reaches its bloody conclusion, 30 00:01:28,734 --> 00:01:31,367 Confederate President Jefferson Davis moves 31 00:01:31,534 --> 00:01:34,167 vast amounts of money out of Richmond, Virginia, 32 00:01:34,334 --> 00:01:37,868 desperate to keep it out of Northern hands. 33 00:01:38,033 --> 00:01:42,000 He escapes with $900,000 worth of Mexican silver 34 00:01:42,167 --> 00:01:43,801 and American gold, 35 00:01:43,968 --> 00:01:47,767 a fortune in ultra-rare coins that would be valued in 36 00:01:47,934 --> 00:01:49,934 the hundreds of millions today. 37 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,067 We know this immense treasury 38 00:01:54,234 --> 00:01:56,567 makes it as far south as Georgia. 39 00:01:56,734 --> 00:01:59,367 But then, in the dead of night, much of it is stolen 40 00:01:59,534 --> 00:02:03,267 in a brazen ambush by former Confederate soldiers, 41 00:02:03,434 --> 00:02:05,868 who make off with bags filled with loot, 42 00:02:06,033 --> 00:02:08,667 which they then bury in the woods. 43 00:02:08,834 --> 00:02:10,000 And just like that, 44 00:02:10,167 --> 00:02:13,167 the legend of the lost Civil War gold is born. 45 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,100 It's a puzzle that's gone unsolved 46 00:02:16,267 --> 00:02:18,300 for more than 160 years, 47 00:02:18,467 --> 00:02:20,767 and one that people have been bugging me about 48 00:02:20,934 --> 00:02:23,767 since I first got into the mystery hunting game. 49 00:02:23,934 --> 00:02:25,567 People are obsessed with this story, 50 00:02:25,734 --> 00:02:27,367 but is the money out there, 51 00:02:27,534 --> 00:02:30,868 or is everyone just whistling Dixie? 52 00:02:31,033 --> 00:02:34,467 Now, new historical evidence may finally reveal 53 00:02:34,634 --> 00:02:36,000 the true story. 54 00:02:36,167 --> 00:02:39,200 My old friend, treasure hunter Troy McCormick, is using 55 00:02:39,367 --> 00:02:42,300 a newly uncovered witness account to challenge 56 00:02:42,467 --> 00:02:45,367 where most people think the gold ended up. 57 00:02:45,534 --> 00:02:48,467 And another legend says Jefferson Davis himself 58 00:02:48,634 --> 00:02:51,901 may have stashed untold millions nearby. 59 00:02:52,067 --> 00:02:55,067 And a statement from one of his own men may reveal 60 00:02:55,234 --> 00:02:56,767 the location of the fortune. 61 00:02:58,467 --> 00:03:02,267 Fantastic fiction or forgotten American history? 62 00:03:02,434 --> 00:03:05,100 Join me as I cross the Mason-Dixon line 63 00:03:05,267 --> 00:03:08,267 in search of lost gold, hidden secrets, 64 00:03:08,434 --> 00:03:11,467 and a legend that refuses to stay buried. 65 00:03:15,467 --> 00:03:17,767 The past is all around us. 66 00:03:17,934 --> 00:03:20,567 Look! It's working! 67 00:03:20,734 --> 00:03:22,567 A world of mystery. 68 00:03:22,734 --> 00:03:25,200 This is the Thunderbolt! Yes! 69 00:03:25,367 --> 00:03:26,601 Danger. 70 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:28,567 -Fire in the hole! -Whoa! 71 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:31,467 And adventure. 72 00:03:31,634 --> 00:03:32,601 That's gold. 73 00:03:34,067 --> 00:03:36,200 Oh, whoa! Look at this place. 74 00:03:38,067 --> 00:03:41,767 I travel to the far corners of the earth to uncover 75 00:03:41,934 --> 00:03:43,200 where legends end... 76 00:03:43,367 --> 00:03:45,601 -It's a key! -It's a key! 77 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:46,868 ...and history begins. 78 00:03:47,033 --> 00:03:49,000 OK, let's punch it. 79 00:03:49,167 --> 00:03:53,701 I'm Josh Gates and this is "Expedition Unknown." 80 00:03:57,968 --> 00:04:00,367 ♪♪ 81 00:04:02,367 --> 00:04:05,601 [Josh] To track down the truth behind legends of Confederate gold, 82 00:04:05,767 --> 00:04:08,100 I head south to the Peach State. 83 00:04:08,267 --> 00:04:10,200 This is the town of Washington, Georgia, 84 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:13,400 population 3,623. 85 00:04:13,567 --> 00:04:15,367 Well, 3,624 now that I'm here. 86 00:04:15,534 --> 00:04:18,901 And it is a little slice of Southern charm, complete with 87 00:04:19,067 --> 00:04:21,367 weathered storefronts, sleepy porches, 88 00:04:21,534 --> 00:04:24,200 and over 100 homes built before the Civil War. 89 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,200 Now, if you half remember middle school history 90 00:04:28,367 --> 00:04:30,400 like I do, shout out to Mrs. Johnson, 91 00:04:30,567 --> 00:04:34,767 you know that the Civil War ended on April 9th, 1865, 92 00:04:34,934 --> 00:04:37,567 when General Robert E. Lee's army surrendered 93 00:04:37,734 --> 00:04:39,367 to Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. 94 00:04:39,534 --> 00:04:40,834 [music builds then abruptly fades out] 95 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,767 Except, what if that's not when the Civil War ended at all? 96 00:04:43,934 --> 00:04:45,767 What if Mrs. Johnson lied to us? 97 00:04:45,934 --> 00:04:48,767 Because it turns out that the Civil War actually ended 98 00:04:48,934 --> 00:04:50,901 nearly a month later, not in Virginia, 99 00:04:51,067 --> 00:04:52,767 but right here in Georgia. 100 00:04:54,067 --> 00:04:55,968 It's true, of course, that Lee surrenders 101 00:04:56,133 --> 00:04:57,601 at Appomattox Courthouse, 102 00:04:57,767 --> 00:05:00,567 but the president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, 103 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:02,601 is one of history's sorest losers, 104 00:05:02,767 --> 00:05:05,100 refusing to accept that the war is over 105 00:05:05,267 --> 00:05:08,000 until Union troops are on his doorstep. 106 00:05:08,167 --> 00:05:11,067 He flees the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, 107 00:05:11,234 --> 00:05:13,100 with $900,000, 108 00:05:13,267 --> 00:05:16,567 in today's numbers, about 20 million bucks. 109 00:05:16,734 --> 00:05:19,467 Davis planned to lick his wounds out west before 110 00:05:19,634 --> 00:05:22,767 using that money to fund another attack on the Yankees. 111 00:05:22,934 --> 00:05:25,968 For almost a month, Davis and the gold stay ahead 112 00:05:26,133 --> 00:05:29,167 of pursuing Union troops, until on May 4th, 113 00:05:29,334 --> 00:05:30,868 they arrive in Washington, Georgia. 114 00:05:32,801 --> 00:05:34,868 The gold and silver are locked in a vault 115 00:05:35,033 --> 00:05:37,200 at the State of Georgia Bank, and Davis, 116 00:05:37,367 --> 00:05:39,467 finally accepting that he's lost, 117 00:05:39,634 --> 00:05:41,400 convenes a meeting of his cabinet 118 00:05:41,567 --> 00:05:44,167 just outside that vault, where he officially, 119 00:05:44,334 --> 00:05:46,701 and finally, disbands the Confederacy. 120 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,701 According to the plaque outside, it says that 121 00:05:49,868 --> 00:05:50,968 "At this meeting, 122 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:53,067 "the Confederate government was dissolved. 123 00:05:53,234 --> 00:05:55,100 "The last official papers were signed 124 00:05:55,267 --> 00:05:57,767 "and the residue of coin and bullion 125 00:05:57,934 --> 00:06:00,868 "brought from Richmond was disposed of 126 00:06:01,033 --> 00:06:04,100 and that the officials separated to make their escape." 127 00:06:04,267 --> 00:06:08,167 So, disposed of how and escaped to where? 128 00:06:08,334 --> 00:06:10,501 We have a lot of questions. Time for some answers. 129 00:06:13,968 --> 00:06:15,100 And to get those answers, 130 00:06:15,267 --> 00:06:17,601 I'm going to the Washington Historical Museum 131 00:06:17,767 --> 00:06:20,767 to meet the guy who literally wrote the book on this story, 132 00:06:20,934 --> 00:06:24,367 author and former mayor of Augusta, Georgia -- Bob Young. 133 00:06:25,501 --> 00:06:27,667 -Hey! -[Bob] Hello, Josh. 134 00:06:27,834 --> 00:06:28,767 [Josh] Mayor Young, nice to meet you. 135 00:06:28,934 --> 00:06:30,467 Welcome to Washington, Georgia. 136 00:06:30,634 --> 00:06:31,634 Thrilled to be here. 137 00:06:31,634 --> 00:06:32,968 Hey, listen, you can park that mayor thing. 138 00:06:33,133 --> 00:06:35,567 -That expedition's over. -That's in the past. 139 00:06:35,734 --> 00:06:37,100 -It's gone. -Happily retired? 140 00:06:37,267 --> 00:06:38,467 Very much so. 141 00:06:38,467 --> 00:06:40,100 I'm actually happy you're retired, too, because I know 142 00:06:40,267 --> 00:06:41,901 that you've been doing some writing. 143 00:06:42,067 --> 00:06:43,467 I have, I've written some history books, 144 00:06:43,634 --> 00:06:46,000 one in particular that I think you're interested in... 145 00:06:46,167 --> 00:06:47,767 -Yes. -...because it's about a treasure hunt. 146 00:06:47,934 --> 00:06:48,868 That's right. 147 00:06:49,033 --> 00:06:50,467 So, "Graball Road: 148 00:06:50,634 --> 00:06:54,100 The True Story of the Civil War's Greatest Mystery." 149 00:06:54,267 --> 00:06:55,567 And I have to say, I think that's accurate. 150 00:06:55,734 --> 00:06:57,701 You know, we get lots of e-mails, 151 00:06:57,868 --> 00:07:00,167 suggestions about things we should investigate. -[Bob] Sure. 152 00:07:00,334 --> 00:07:02,801 I cannot believe the amount of people who've reached out 153 00:07:02,968 --> 00:07:05,901 saying you've got to look into this Civil War gold story. 154 00:07:06,067 --> 00:07:08,667 And so, in your research, what did you come up with? 155 00:07:08,834 --> 00:07:10,767 I came across some very interesting documents. 156 00:07:10,934 --> 00:07:12,667 What I'd like to do is share those with you. 157 00:07:12,834 --> 00:07:14,801 -[Josh] OK. -And maybe that'll answer your question. 158 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:16,267 I love it. Please, let's see what you found. 159 00:07:16,434 --> 00:07:17,367 OK. 160 00:07:20,868 --> 00:07:23,601 [Josh] Bob leads me inside to the museum archives, 161 00:07:23,767 --> 00:07:26,467 where we pass through an incredible collection of 162 00:07:26,634 --> 00:07:30,400 Civil War-era artifacts, including a desk belonging to 163 00:07:30,567 --> 00:07:33,467 Jefferson Davis that came with him from Richmond. 164 00:07:33,634 --> 00:07:35,868 It's the perfect size for, you know, when you're being 165 00:07:36,033 --> 00:07:38,567 pursued by the entire Union Army, but you still have 166 00:07:38,734 --> 00:07:40,000 important paperwork to attend to. 167 00:07:40,167 --> 00:07:41,133 You have to have a desk. 168 00:07:41,300 --> 00:07:42,868 -Gotta have a desk, right? -You have to. 169 00:07:43,033 --> 00:07:45,868 [Josh] One thing is for certain, though, Davis had plenty of 170 00:07:46,033 --> 00:07:48,467 accounting to do on his way to Georgia. 171 00:07:48,634 --> 00:07:50,667 There's actually two sources 172 00:07:50,834 --> 00:07:52,968 of this Confederate treasure, right? 173 00:07:53,133 --> 00:07:54,801 -Two pots of money. -[Josh] Right. 174 00:07:54,968 --> 00:07:57,167 One of it is the money that the government ran on, 175 00:07:57,334 --> 00:07:58,767 the Confederate treasury. 176 00:07:58,934 --> 00:08:00,567 Right, so this is the actual funds of 177 00:08:00,734 --> 00:08:02,100 the Confederate government. -[Bob] Yes, sir. 178 00:08:02,267 --> 00:08:04,200 -OK. -Pot number two is the deposits 179 00:08:04,367 --> 00:08:06,267 of the banks of Richmond. 180 00:08:06,434 --> 00:08:08,868 So Richmond, capital of Confederacy, they're afraid 181 00:08:09,033 --> 00:08:10,367 they're gonna fall to Union forces. 182 00:08:10,534 --> 00:08:11,901 They say, "Let's get all the money out of the banks 183 00:08:12,067 --> 00:08:13,467 and get it out of town." -[Bob] Absolutely. 184 00:08:13,634 --> 00:08:14,801 And each pot is worth how much? 185 00:08:14,968 --> 00:08:17,367 -About $450,000. -Each? 186 00:08:17,534 --> 00:08:19,067 -Each. -[Josh] OK. 187 00:08:19,234 --> 00:08:23,000 All that money gets loaded onto a train and ends up here 188 00:08:23,167 --> 00:08:25,868 in Washington, Georgia. -In Washington, Georgia. 189 00:08:26,033 --> 00:08:29,868 [Josh] The first $450,000 from the Confederate treasury, 190 00:08:30,033 --> 00:08:33,467 worth a cool $10 million or more today, is dispersed by 191 00:08:33,634 --> 00:08:36,000 Davis to pay soldiers and debts. 192 00:08:36,167 --> 00:08:37,701 But he doesn't touch the other half, 193 00:08:37,868 --> 00:08:40,000 the money from the Virginia banks. 194 00:08:40,167 --> 00:08:43,367 That stays in the vault while Davis flees town. 195 00:08:43,534 --> 00:08:46,400 He's captured four days later with only a few dollars 196 00:08:46,567 --> 00:08:47,567 in his pocket. 197 00:08:47,734 --> 00:08:50,467 And so Jefferson Davis is gone. 198 00:08:50,634 --> 00:08:52,100 That money's sitting in a bank vault. 199 00:08:52,267 --> 00:08:53,868 -What happens to it? -[Bob] The war is over. 200 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:57,067 The banks in Richmond made very stringent efforts to get 201 00:08:57,234 --> 00:08:58,868 their money back up to Richmond. -Sure. 202 00:08:59,033 --> 00:09:02,400 And on the 24th of May of 1865, 203 00:09:02,567 --> 00:09:05,000 all the money's loaded into 40 barrels, 204 00:09:05,167 --> 00:09:07,467 which are loaded onto five wagons. 205 00:09:07,634 --> 00:09:10,067 Each wagon has a teamster to drive it. 206 00:09:10,234 --> 00:09:13,400 The federal government provides seven soldiers 207 00:09:13,567 --> 00:09:15,100 to be a guard for it. 208 00:09:15,267 --> 00:09:16,767 And there are also four bank clerks 209 00:09:16,934 --> 00:09:19,467 from Richmond, Virginia, who are with the wagons. 210 00:09:19,634 --> 00:09:21,767 And let's talk about what's in these 40 barrels. 211 00:09:21,934 --> 00:09:24,000 It's coinage, right? It's not paper money at all. 212 00:09:24,167 --> 00:09:25,801 Yeah, no paper money, no bullion. 213 00:09:25,968 --> 00:09:27,267 It's all coins. 214 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:31,567 There's some Mexican reals, but principally $20 gold coins. 215 00:09:31,734 --> 00:09:32,968 Double eagles, they were called. 216 00:09:34,267 --> 00:09:36,667 [Josh] The 19th century gold $20 piece, 217 00:09:36,834 --> 00:09:38,601 now known as the double eagle, 218 00:09:38,767 --> 00:09:41,400 is considered one of the rarest and most valuable 219 00:09:41,567 --> 00:09:42,901 of American coins. 220 00:09:43,067 --> 00:09:47,467 A single one can today fetch up to $30,000 or more, 221 00:09:47,634 --> 00:09:50,601 and this robbery involved thousands of them. 222 00:09:50,767 --> 00:09:54,000 And you probably know the silver eight real coins better 223 00:09:54,167 --> 00:09:55,567 as pieces of eight, 224 00:09:55,734 --> 00:09:59,200 once the common currency on most pirate ships. 225 00:09:59,367 --> 00:10:02,467 All of this money is in these wagons and there's only 226 00:10:02,634 --> 00:10:04,667 seven guards? -Yes, sir. 227 00:10:04,834 --> 00:10:08,000 These seem like the perfect conditions for a robbery. 228 00:10:08,167 --> 00:10:10,400 Josh, they don't seem like the perfect conditions. 229 00:10:10,567 --> 00:10:12,167 They are the perfect conditions. 230 00:10:14,267 --> 00:10:16,400 [Josh] The story goes that after leaving Washington 231 00:10:16,567 --> 00:10:19,567 with the gold, the wagon train pulls off the old road 232 00:10:19,734 --> 00:10:22,901 and sets up camp for the night at a nearby plantation, 233 00:10:23,067 --> 00:10:26,400 sleeping in a horse lot that had space for five wagons 234 00:10:26,567 --> 00:10:28,267 and the company of 16 men. 235 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:32,667 Late that night, a group of 20 Confederate cavalrymen 236 00:10:32,834 --> 00:10:36,567 from Tennessee, possibly wearing stolen Union uniforms, 237 00:10:36,734 --> 00:10:38,767 approaches the wagons and surprises 238 00:10:38,934 --> 00:10:41,400 the Union soldiers who are escorting the money, 239 00:10:41,567 --> 00:10:44,300 taking them out without firing a shot. 240 00:10:44,467 --> 00:10:46,100 Nobody was hurt. 241 00:10:46,267 --> 00:10:47,767 A lot of dignity was damaged 242 00:10:47,934 --> 00:10:49,267 as a result of this. -For sure. 243 00:10:50,467 --> 00:10:52,767 Then the robbers crack open the barrels, 244 00:10:52,934 --> 00:10:56,067 stuffing their saddlebags, pockets, and boots with 245 00:10:56,234 --> 00:11:00,167 thousands of the double eagles and silver reals before fleeing 246 00:11:00,334 --> 00:11:02,667 into the nearby ravines and gullies, 247 00:11:02,834 --> 00:11:05,968 littering the forest floor with spilled coins. 248 00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:09,167 And because that much gold and silver proves too heavy 249 00:11:09,334 --> 00:11:12,667 to haul quickly, the bandits then bury much of it 250 00:11:12,834 --> 00:11:14,567 in the nearby woods. 251 00:11:14,734 --> 00:11:17,801 The stories have created generations of treasure hunters 252 00:11:17,968 --> 00:11:20,367 who have pursued the Confederate stash. 253 00:11:20,534 --> 00:11:21,501 None have found it. 254 00:11:22,901 --> 00:11:25,167 So for the last 160 years, 255 00:11:25,334 --> 00:11:27,367 where have people been looking for this treasure? 256 00:11:27,534 --> 00:11:29,767 They've been looking at the Chennault Plantation. 257 00:11:29,934 --> 00:11:31,167 OK, what is that? 258 00:11:31,334 --> 00:11:34,467 The Chennault Plantation is a 1,200-acre plantation, 259 00:11:34,634 --> 00:11:37,667 which lies between Washington and the Savannah River. 260 00:11:37,834 --> 00:11:40,167 And so people thought maybe that's where this wagon train 261 00:11:40,334 --> 00:11:41,434 stopped for the night? 262 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:43,701 They did, that's what they thought, because some 263 00:11:43,868 --> 00:11:46,400 of the robbers, the Tennessee Cavalry veterans, 264 00:11:46,567 --> 00:11:48,667 were camped at the Chennault Plantation. 265 00:11:48,834 --> 00:11:51,267 Uh-huh, I take it, though, you don't think that's where 266 00:11:51,434 --> 00:11:52,734 people should be looking? 267 00:11:52,901 --> 00:11:56,267 Well, if you do your research like I did, you're gonna find 268 00:11:56,434 --> 00:11:58,267 something very interesting. 269 00:11:58,434 --> 00:12:00,501 [Josh] In his own search for the robbery site, 270 00:12:00,667 --> 00:12:04,567 Bob uncovered a long-overlooked letter in this very library, 271 00:12:04,734 --> 00:12:07,000 written by a woman named Mary Lane, 272 00:12:07,167 --> 00:12:09,868 who lived a mile away from the Chennault Farm 273 00:12:10,033 --> 00:12:14,000 at a different estate, this one called the Moss Plantation. 274 00:12:14,167 --> 00:12:17,567 So in her account, she says... 275 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,801 "One evening, just before dark, a man rode up to the front gate 276 00:12:22,968 --> 00:12:24,767 "of our home and asked permission to camp 277 00:12:24,934 --> 00:12:26,167 "in our horse lot. 278 00:12:26,334 --> 00:12:28,367 "He said he had some loaded wagons, 279 00:12:29,667 --> 00:12:31,567 "which he wanted his men to drive in 280 00:12:31,734 --> 00:12:32,701 and camp for the night." 281 00:12:32,868 --> 00:12:34,968 And then it says, "The next morning, early, 282 00:12:35,133 --> 00:12:40,267 "one of our Tennessee boys came into the house and told father 283 00:12:40,434 --> 00:12:45,501 "that he and some comrades had robbed those wagons 284 00:12:45,667 --> 00:12:48,667 "as they were loaded with gold and silver money. 285 00:12:48,834 --> 00:12:52,567 "They had hidden the money in the woods and gullies and in 286 00:12:52,734 --> 00:12:55,701 every place where they thought no one would find it." 287 00:12:55,868 --> 00:12:58,467 -There you go. -I mean, there you go. 288 00:12:58,634 --> 00:13:01,367 -I rest my case. -This is hugely compelling. 289 00:13:01,534 --> 00:13:04,000 Josh, I think this is the best evidence we have of where 290 00:13:04,167 --> 00:13:06,467 the money ended up -- an eyewitness account. 291 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:10,167 [Josh] This is a game changer. 292 00:13:10,334 --> 00:13:14,501 This newly unearthed eyewitness account from 150 years ago is 293 00:13:14,667 --> 00:13:17,601 telling us that rather than the Chennault Plantation, 294 00:13:17,767 --> 00:13:20,567 where all of the searches have focused their efforts, 295 00:13:20,734 --> 00:13:23,367 we should instead look less than a mile away 296 00:13:23,534 --> 00:13:25,067 at the Moss Plantation, 297 00:13:25,234 --> 00:13:27,767 giving us an entirely new search zone 298 00:13:27,934 --> 00:13:30,868 to find the lost Civil War gold. 299 00:13:31,033 --> 00:13:34,300 I understand there's a team of metal detectorists already at 300 00:13:34,467 --> 00:13:37,400 the Moss Plantation who are gonna survey the area up there. 301 00:13:37,567 --> 00:13:38,701 That's where you need to go. 302 00:13:38,868 --> 00:13:40,534 -That's where others have not. -Got it. 303 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,601 [Josh] Armed with new information, 304 00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:48,467 I speed to the former location of the Moss Plantation. 305 00:13:48,634 --> 00:13:51,767 And while I'm not taking a wagon train, I am in perhaps 306 00:13:51,934 --> 00:13:52,868 the next best thing. 307 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,567 This is a 1988 Grand Wagoneer, 308 00:13:57,734 --> 00:14:01,267 5.9 liter V8 engine, four-wheel drive, 309 00:14:01,434 --> 00:14:04,000 and of course, sweet-ass wood paneling. 310 00:14:04,167 --> 00:14:06,868 Sure, she only gets 10 miles a gallon, but hey, 311 00:14:07,033 --> 00:14:09,667 unlike a Civil War two-horse wagon, 312 00:14:09,834 --> 00:14:12,167 this baby's got 144 horses. 313 00:14:13,367 --> 00:14:14,367 Let's ride. 314 00:14:15,367 --> 00:14:16,400 -Whoo! -[engine sputtering] 315 00:14:16,567 --> 00:14:17,501 Oh, I'm out of gas. 316 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:24,767 After a fill-up that costs roughly three double eagles, 317 00:14:24,934 --> 00:14:27,667 I resume course toward the Civil War gold. 318 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:30,167 You want a literal sign that we're on the right track? 319 00:14:30,334 --> 00:14:33,000 After the robbery, legend says, this road was renamed 320 00:14:33,167 --> 00:14:36,467 to Graball, as in the robbers tried 321 00:14:36,634 --> 00:14:38,367 to grab all the treasure they could. 322 00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:44,067 I continue down Graball Road to the former Moss Plantation 323 00:14:44,234 --> 00:14:46,767 to connect with a metal detecting team looking for 324 00:14:46,934 --> 00:14:48,267 the stolen loot. 325 00:14:48,434 --> 00:14:50,167 And it's led by a familiar face. 326 00:14:51,701 --> 00:14:53,467 -Hey, Troy, how are you? -How are you, my friend? 327 00:14:53,634 --> 00:14:55,267 -Good to see you. -You bet. 328 00:14:55,434 --> 00:14:57,167 [Josh] My old friend, Troy McCormick, and I have been 329 00:14:57,334 --> 00:14:59,100 treasure hunting together for years, 330 00:14:59,267 --> 00:15:01,467 most recently in Northern California 331 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:04,968 on the wettest episode in the history of television. 332 00:15:05,133 --> 00:15:06,501 Just something about these outdoor adventures. 333 00:15:06,667 --> 00:15:08,767 -I think you're cursed, Troy. -[Troy] That might be it, too. 334 00:15:08,934 --> 00:15:10,667 We've got this great treasure story, 335 00:15:10,834 --> 00:15:12,167 and we've got wonderful weather, 336 00:15:12,334 --> 00:15:13,567 so I think you're gonna like this adventure. 337 00:15:13,734 --> 00:15:14,701 We'll see. 338 00:15:14,868 --> 00:15:15,801 Hey, I want to introduce you to Michael. 339 00:15:15,968 --> 00:15:16,901 Michael, nice to meet you. 340 00:15:17,067 --> 00:15:18,167 -Josh, nice meeting you. -[Josh] Yeah. 341 00:15:18,334 --> 00:15:20,767 Author and cartographer Michael Karpovage 342 00:15:20,934 --> 00:15:23,367 is Troy's partner here on the land that was once 343 00:15:23,534 --> 00:15:25,367 the Moss Plantation. 344 00:15:25,534 --> 00:15:27,601 The original house is no longer standing, 345 00:15:27,767 --> 00:15:31,467 but Michael and Troy know that the land remembers. 346 00:15:31,634 --> 00:15:34,100 And the robbery, if it did take place here, 347 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,167 happened in a horse lot. -Right. 348 00:15:36,334 --> 00:15:37,467 -Right. -And where would that have been? 349 00:15:37,634 --> 00:15:39,067 I think in the far side of that house. 350 00:15:39,234 --> 00:15:40,300 -[Josh] OK, so over there. -[Michael] Yep. 351 00:15:40,467 --> 00:15:42,367 All right, so have you searched around 352 00:15:42,534 --> 00:15:44,167 in that horse lot? -Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. 353 00:15:44,334 --> 00:15:45,767 I mean, you've got a smile like a guy 354 00:15:45,934 --> 00:15:47,167 who found something. -Sure have. 355 00:15:47,167 --> 00:15:48,868 -Did you find something there? -Would you like to see it? 356 00:15:49,033 --> 00:15:51,200 -What did you find? -Check this out. 357 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:52,267 What is this? 358 00:15:54,267 --> 00:15:56,467 What? Are you kidding me? 359 00:15:56,634 --> 00:15:57,567 Look at this! 360 00:16:03,567 --> 00:16:04,801 [Josh] Wow! 361 00:16:04,968 --> 00:16:06,868 [Troy] That's Civil War history in your hand right there. 362 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:09,701 OK, so this is a Civil War era revolver. 363 00:16:10,701 --> 00:16:14,000 This old gun may have been part of a Civil War legend, 364 00:16:14,167 --> 00:16:17,567 the armed robbery of 40 barrels of gold and silver 365 00:16:17,734 --> 00:16:20,267 by a gang of Confederate veterans. 366 00:16:20,434 --> 00:16:23,400 The coins they ran off with, worth millions today, 367 00:16:23,567 --> 00:16:27,100 were then buried or dropped in the gullies along an old road 368 00:16:27,267 --> 00:16:29,000 now known as Graball, 369 00:16:29,167 --> 00:16:32,000 which is close to where we are right now. 370 00:16:32,167 --> 00:16:33,801 Could this have been part of the robbery? 371 00:16:33,968 --> 00:16:35,100 Oh, yeah, yeah. 372 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:38,501 That's an M1858 Lefaucheux revolver that typically 373 00:16:38,667 --> 00:16:40,901 the Confederate cavalry would have worn on them. 374 00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:42,267 -Cavalry wore this? -Yes. 375 00:16:42,434 --> 00:16:44,667 And remember, Josh, we know that the robbers were 376 00:16:44,834 --> 00:16:46,667 Confederate cavalry, and they would have been 377 00:16:46,834 --> 00:16:48,100 carrying something just like that. 378 00:16:48,267 --> 00:16:50,000 -[Michael] Yeah. -Wow. 379 00:16:50,167 --> 00:16:52,100 So, OK, what's the plan from here? 380 00:16:52,267 --> 00:16:54,367 We want to get into the woods where the gullies are, 381 00:16:54,534 --> 00:16:56,801 just beyond where the gun was found. -Right. 382 00:16:56,968 --> 00:16:58,567 Because that's the direction the robbers would have been 383 00:16:58,734 --> 00:17:01,000 running back and forth to hide the gold and silver. 384 00:17:01,167 --> 00:17:02,501 And have those woods all been searched? 385 00:17:02,501 --> 00:17:05,300 No, there's areas back in there that have never been searched. 386 00:17:05,467 --> 00:17:06,868 -That's where we want to go. -All right. 387 00:17:07,033 --> 00:17:08,901 So, walking to the woods? 388 00:17:09,067 --> 00:17:10,467 Oh, I can do better than that, Josh. 389 00:17:15,167 --> 00:17:16,300 [Josh] Good lord! 390 00:17:17,801 --> 00:17:19,167 Like a maze in here. 391 00:17:21,167 --> 00:17:23,167 Also, I'm following a crazy person. 392 00:17:23,334 --> 00:17:24,901 Troy, where are we going? 393 00:17:25,067 --> 00:17:27,300 [Troy] OK, Josh, this is gonna bring us up behind 394 00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:28,868 the Moss Plantation, 395 00:17:29,033 --> 00:17:32,200 right up beside where the pistol was found. 396 00:17:32,367 --> 00:17:34,400 You sure you know the way? 397 00:17:34,567 --> 00:17:37,601 No, I'm just kind of making this up as I go. 398 00:17:37,767 --> 00:17:38,667 [Josh] Perfect! 399 00:17:40,367 --> 00:17:42,267 ♪ Big man's talking ♪ 400 00:17:42,434 --> 00:17:44,200 ♪ Little boy taking a ride ♪ 401 00:17:45,501 --> 00:17:46,501 This even a trail? 402 00:17:47,868 --> 00:17:49,868 ♪ Big man's talking ♪ 403 00:17:50,033 --> 00:17:52,267 ♪ Little boy taking a ride ♪ 404 00:17:53,968 --> 00:17:55,000 Watch out! 405 00:17:57,467 --> 00:17:58,567 [Troy] Here we go. 406 00:17:58,734 --> 00:18:00,701 Up on the right is where the horse lot is. 407 00:18:06,300 --> 00:18:08,100 -This the spot? -This is the place. 408 00:18:08,267 --> 00:18:09,434 Let's do it, come on. 409 00:18:10,868 --> 00:18:13,767 We dismount and trek into the woods, only to find... 410 00:18:14,868 --> 00:18:16,200 we're not alone. 411 00:18:17,367 --> 00:18:20,667 Troy and Michael have brought in a team of metal detectorists 412 00:18:20,834 --> 00:18:24,267 known as the Relic Rats, who are already hard at work 413 00:18:24,434 --> 00:18:26,868 looking for evidence of the robbery. 414 00:18:27,033 --> 00:18:30,367 We join them and start swinging our detectors, which have 415 00:18:30,534 --> 00:18:33,567 a tone that changes depending on the frequency of the hit. 416 00:18:33,734 --> 00:18:35,601 [low beeping tones] Whoop, something here. 417 00:18:35,767 --> 00:18:37,000 [Cliff] I think it's worth digging. 418 00:18:37,167 --> 00:18:38,067 -[Josh] You do? -[Cliff] Yeah. 419 00:18:38,234 --> 00:18:39,601 19, 20, 21. 420 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:42,467 Dude. 421 00:18:42,634 --> 00:18:45,367 You just heard the number that was on my metal detector? 422 00:18:45,534 --> 00:18:48,367 -I dig a lot. -Hey, what was the number? 423 00:18:48,534 --> 00:18:49,400 19, 20. 424 00:18:50,767 --> 00:18:51,868 -There you go. -On the money, dude. 425 00:18:52,033 --> 00:18:53,701 What do you think that is? Trash? 426 00:18:53,868 --> 00:18:55,767 Uh, probably trash or a.22 bullet 427 00:18:55,934 --> 00:18:57,400 or something like that, I would think. 428 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,801 -OK, all right. -[Cliff] Now we have to dig that to see what it is. 429 00:18:59,968 --> 00:19:01,267 I know, I just want to prove him wrong. 430 00:19:03,267 --> 00:19:06,467 Shovel meets ground as I find out if Cliff is as good as 431 00:19:06,634 --> 00:19:07,501 he thinks he is. 432 00:19:08,567 --> 00:19:09,901 [rapid beeping] 433 00:19:11,701 --> 00:19:12,767 All right. What is it, Josh? 434 00:19:12,934 --> 00:19:13,968 Go ahead and tell us. 435 00:19:15,567 --> 00:19:16,801 -[quietly] It's a.22 bullet. -[Cliff laughs] 436 00:19:16,968 --> 00:19:18,167 What? What? 437 00:19:18,334 --> 00:19:21,000 -[normally] It's a.22 bullet. -Oh, oh. 438 00:19:21,167 --> 00:19:22,467 Get back to work, Cliff. 439 00:19:22,634 --> 00:19:24,667 God. Guy's good. 440 00:19:24,834 --> 00:19:26,000 Too good. 441 00:19:30,868 --> 00:19:33,467 The slug can't be dated precisely, but if you're 442 00:19:33,634 --> 00:19:36,367 looking for evidence of an armed robbery, ammunition is 443 00:19:36,534 --> 00:19:38,100 usually a good sign. 444 00:19:38,267 --> 00:19:39,968 We get back to work, and soon enough, 445 00:19:40,133 --> 00:19:41,467 we're beeping again. 446 00:19:41,634 --> 00:19:42,701 Got something. 447 00:19:42,868 --> 00:19:46,467 But even Cliff has to wait to see what this is. 448 00:19:46,634 --> 00:19:48,267 -Something. -That looks round. 449 00:19:48,434 --> 00:19:49,467 [Josh] Oh, that is round. 450 00:19:49,467 --> 00:19:51,767 -What is that? -[Michael] Oh, round is good. 451 00:19:51,934 --> 00:19:52,868 It's too big for a coin. 452 00:19:54,801 --> 00:19:56,801 Dude, look at that. 453 00:19:56,968 --> 00:19:58,267 [Josh] Is it like an emblem or something? 454 00:19:58,434 --> 00:20:00,968 -What is that? -That's a pocket watch. 455 00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:02,968 -[Josh] That's a watch? -Yes. 456 00:20:03,133 --> 00:20:05,400 -Oh. -It's almost all intact, too. 457 00:20:05,567 --> 00:20:06,534 -This is crazy! -Wow! 458 00:20:06,534 --> 00:20:08,467 [Josh] I mean, that is a beautiful find. 459 00:20:08,634 --> 00:20:09,567 -Thank you. -May I? 460 00:20:09,734 --> 00:20:12,300 -Yes, absolutely. -It's beautiful, dude. 461 00:20:12,467 --> 00:20:14,367 Could this be from the period? 462 00:20:14,534 --> 00:20:16,868 They often were much thicker later on. 463 00:20:17,033 --> 00:20:18,868 So, the thin ones are probably the older ones, 464 00:20:19,033 --> 00:20:21,000 right there in our period. 465 00:20:21,167 --> 00:20:25,000 [Josh] This brass watch could easily be part of the robbery legend. 466 00:20:25,167 --> 00:20:27,968 Belonging to either perpetrator or victim. 467 00:20:28,133 --> 00:20:30,267 I mean, you know, look, you talk about the past 468 00:20:30,434 --> 00:20:33,567 and these moments in history being frozen in time. 469 00:20:33,734 --> 00:20:37,868 I mean, that is as frozen in time as it gets, literally. 470 00:20:38,033 --> 00:20:40,300 All right. The bar has been set. 471 00:20:40,467 --> 00:20:41,667 -Whoo! -Now to find some gold. 472 00:20:41,834 --> 00:20:43,000 -That's right. Let's do it! -Here we go. 473 00:20:46,501 --> 00:20:48,767 [Josh] And there's plenty more out here. 474 00:20:48,934 --> 00:20:51,167 Everything from the plate from a horse bridle. 475 00:20:51,334 --> 00:20:52,968 -Would have been along... -[Josh] That's exactly what that is. 476 00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:54,200 ...the side of the mouth. 477 00:20:54,367 --> 00:20:55,367 [beeping] 478 00:20:55,534 --> 00:20:57,267 Hey Josh, I got a good hit over here. 479 00:20:57,434 --> 00:20:59,767 -[Josh] To a saddle badge. -It has that military look. 480 00:20:59,934 --> 00:21:01,267 It's exactly what we're looking for. 481 00:21:01,434 --> 00:21:02,801 [Josh] And an old ax head, 482 00:21:02,968 --> 00:21:06,000 all of which appear to be from the same time period. 483 00:21:06,167 --> 00:21:08,767 This was breaking open gold coins all over the place. 484 00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:10,234 [Troy] Spilling everywhere. 485 00:21:10,234 --> 00:21:12,868 [Josh] Gauging by this relatively small neck of the woods, 486 00:21:13,033 --> 00:21:15,868 we could be zeroing in on where the robbery happened. 487 00:21:17,467 --> 00:21:19,901 But it turns out Troy has a secret weapon 488 00:21:20,067 --> 00:21:22,167 to dial us in even more. 489 00:21:22,334 --> 00:21:24,567 Looking at the old maps and the modern LIDAR, 490 00:21:24,734 --> 00:21:26,067 there might be something hidden here 491 00:21:26,234 --> 00:21:27,400 that we need to take a look at. 492 00:21:28,300 --> 00:21:31,100 [Josh] He's accessed recent government LIDAR scans of 493 00:21:31,267 --> 00:21:34,367 the forest, cutting-edge laser mapping that will give us 494 00:21:34,534 --> 00:21:37,000 a completely new look at the very area 495 00:21:37,167 --> 00:21:39,367 we're standing in. -Well, take a look right here. 496 00:21:39,534 --> 00:21:40,667 Tell me what you see. 497 00:21:40,834 --> 00:21:41,868 [Josh] So wait a minute, wait a minute. 498 00:21:42,033 --> 00:21:44,667 There is a line there. Is that a road? 499 00:21:44,834 --> 00:21:46,067 [Troy] That is a road. 500 00:21:46,067 --> 00:21:49,167 [Josh] And it runs parallel with the modern Graball Road. 501 00:21:49,334 --> 00:21:52,000 There's a possibility that this could be part of 502 00:21:52,167 --> 00:21:55,367 the original road or a farm road that leads 503 00:21:55,534 --> 00:21:57,100 right along parallel with it. 504 00:21:57,267 --> 00:21:59,501 And today that would just be in the middle of the woods. 505 00:21:59,667 --> 00:22:00,701 -You can't see it at all. -Yeah, yep. 506 00:22:00,868 --> 00:22:03,200 But it would have been right over there? 507 00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:04,567 Correct, right behind us, running behind us. 508 00:22:04,734 --> 00:22:06,067 -[Michael] Yeah, yep. -[Josh] OK. 509 00:22:06,067 --> 00:22:08,667 Maybe start looking in here for some gullies and hiding spots? 510 00:22:08,834 --> 00:22:11,167 Well, we've got gullies here, here, here to look at. 511 00:22:11,334 --> 00:22:14,000 OK. All right, let's follow the invisible road. 512 00:22:14,167 --> 00:22:15,100 Cool. We'll head back here. 513 00:22:15,267 --> 00:22:16,467 -I love it, let's do it! -OK. 514 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,200 [Josh] Remember, according to the witness account of 515 00:22:20,367 --> 00:22:23,868 the robbery, the coins were buried in gullies, and Troy is 516 00:22:24,033 --> 00:22:27,067 betting that the ones closest to this previously hidden road 517 00:22:27,234 --> 00:22:28,567 are promising candidates. 518 00:22:30,300 --> 00:22:32,667 Big drop-off over here. Oh, this whole thing. 519 00:22:32,834 --> 00:22:34,467 Yeah, this is the gully. This is the gully right here. 520 00:22:34,634 --> 00:22:36,000 -Look at the size of this! -Yeah. 521 00:22:36,167 --> 00:22:37,467 Look how deep that is, huh? 522 00:22:37,467 --> 00:22:39,701 So we got to get down in here, search through these ravines. 523 00:22:39,868 --> 00:22:41,767 -We need to work the walls. -OK. 524 00:22:41,934 --> 00:22:43,300 -Here we go! -Let's go! 525 00:22:45,767 --> 00:22:47,868 [Josh] The team descends upon the ravine, 526 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:50,300 which soon starts to reveal its secrets. 527 00:22:52,701 --> 00:22:54,601 Hey guys, I think I got something cool over here. 528 00:22:54,767 --> 00:22:55,767 -Oh yeah? -Something? 529 00:22:55,934 --> 00:22:57,033 -Yeah. -Good one? 530 00:22:57,033 --> 00:22:58,868 -Let's check it out. -Getting a good solid tone. 531 00:23:00,501 --> 00:23:01,767 -Let's see here. -[rapid beeping] 532 00:23:01,934 --> 00:23:03,200 [Josh] Oh, there we go, right there. 533 00:23:03,367 --> 00:23:05,100 -Right there. -You're on top of it. 534 00:23:07,167 --> 00:23:08,567 Now we're getting it. 535 00:23:08,734 --> 00:23:09,901 [Josh] Oh, it's round. It's round. 536 00:23:11,067 --> 00:23:12,067 -What is that? -What is that? 537 00:23:17,868 --> 00:23:18,968 -What is that? -What is that? 538 00:23:19,133 --> 00:23:20,567 -Looks like -- -It's not a coin. 539 00:23:20,734 --> 00:23:25,267 [Josh] In 1865, a gang of Confederate veterans robbed thousands 540 00:23:25,434 --> 00:23:29,067 of gold double eagle, and silver eight real coins 541 00:23:29,234 --> 00:23:31,701 from a wagon train that was camping for the night 542 00:23:31,868 --> 00:23:33,467 on a Georgia plantation. 543 00:23:33,634 --> 00:23:36,767 In a rush to flee, they buried and dropped a haul 544 00:23:36,934 --> 00:23:39,067 that would be worth millions today. 545 00:23:39,234 --> 00:23:41,467 -It's like a... -Two-piece button, yeah. 546 00:23:41,634 --> 00:23:43,467 -Here, let me see that. -Yeah. 547 00:23:43,634 --> 00:23:45,100 -Look at that right there. -[indistinct] 548 00:23:45,267 --> 00:23:47,200 -That is a shield, yeah? -[Troy] Yes. 549 00:23:47,367 --> 00:23:49,100 That shield, it's military, 550 00:23:49,267 --> 00:23:50,567 maybe Confederate military. 551 00:23:50,734 --> 00:23:53,000 [Josh] Yes, it's definitely a shield. 552 00:23:53,167 --> 00:23:55,000 Oh, and writing. Oh, oh, oh, we got writing. 553 00:23:55,167 --> 00:23:56,701 -[Troy] What do you got? -[Josh] So underneath it... 554 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,100 "Excelsior" maybe? 555 00:23:59,267 --> 00:24:00,567 -Excelsior. -Excelsior. 556 00:24:01,501 --> 00:24:04,701 [Josh] Excelsior isn't just Stan Lee's famous sign-off, 557 00:24:04,868 --> 00:24:07,767 it's also the motto of the state of New York. 558 00:24:07,934 --> 00:24:10,167 This appears to be a button off a uniform 559 00:24:10,334 --> 00:24:13,601 of the New York Infantry, a unit of the Union Army 560 00:24:13,767 --> 00:24:16,501 that wouldn't have been anywhere near the robbery. 561 00:24:16,667 --> 00:24:18,167 What the hell is this doing here? 562 00:24:18,334 --> 00:24:20,100 -Exactly. -Not what I was expecting at all. 563 00:24:20,267 --> 00:24:22,501 Like this is the last thing 564 00:24:22,667 --> 00:24:24,267 that I would have expected to find here. 565 00:24:24,434 --> 00:24:26,267 There are stories that during the robbery, 566 00:24:26,434 --> 00:24:30,067 the ex-Confederates were wearing Union officers' coats. 567 00:24:30,234 --> 00:24:32,467 So they're disguising themselves to take over 568 00:24:32,634 --> 00:24:34,467 that Confederate treasure. -[Josh] Right. 569 00:24:34,634 --> 00:24:37,601 This is such a weird out-of-place artifact that 570 00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:40,100 shouldn't be here, that you have to ask yourself, 571 00:24:40,267 --> 00:24:43,467 what is a scenario where this thing could have ended up here? 572 00:24:43,634 --> 00:24:46,601 -Right. -And that absolutely is a way that it could get here. 573 00:24:46,767 --> 00:24:48,267 -Mm-hmm. -What a find. 574 00:24:48,434 --> 00:24:50,501 That's a really, really cool find. 575 00:24:50,667 --> 00:24:53,000 All right. Excelsior. 576 00:24:53,167 --> 00:24:54,467 -Who knew? -Right. 577 00:24:54,634 --> 00:24:56,167 All right, here we go. Upward, come on. 578 00:24:56,334 --> 00:24:57,901 -Right. -Let's do it. 579 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,601 [Josh] The breadcrumb trail of artifacts takes us 580 00:25:02,767 --> 00:25:03,901 further into the gully. 581 00:25:05,367 --> 00:25:06,968 [beeping] 582 00:25:07,133 --> 00:25:08,100 [Josh] Troy, you have a hit over there? 583 00:25:08,267 --> 00:25:09,501 I've got one here. 584 00:25:09,501 --> 00:25:11,667 It's got a higher number than anything I've seen today. 585 00:25:13,100 --> 00:25:14,467 Swing right there. 586 00:25:15,601 --> 00:25:16,767 [beeping] 587 00:25:17,901 --> 00:25:19,400 How about 98? 588 00:25:19,567 --> 00:25:21,467 I've seen aluminum cans go high. 589 00:25:21,634 --> 00:25:23,367 If this is a beer can, I'm going home. 590 00:25:23,534 --> 00:25:24,467 I know, I know. 591 00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:27,267 [Josh] We start to dig up Troy's hit, 592 00:25:27,434 --> 00:25:29,367 hoping the detector isn't leading us on. 593 00:25:30,601 --> 00:25:32,267 [rapid beeping] 594 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:36,033 -To the side more. -Oh. 595 00:25:38,501 --> 00:25:41,267 -Oh! Ooh! -Oh, that's not a beer can. 596 00:25:41,434 --> 00:25:43,467 -I see shiny. -That's not a beer can. 597 00:25:43,634 --> 00:25:45,067 Is that a coin? I hope? 598 00:25:45,234 --> 00:25:48,501 -Oh, it's a coin. -Come on. 599 00:25:48,667 --> 00:25:50,567 -It is, yes. -Oh, Cliff, look at that. 600 00:25:50,734 --> 00:25:52,267 -That's a coin. -Oh, no doubt a coin. 601 00:25:52,434 --> 00:25:53,701 That's a massive coin straight up and down. 602 00:25:54,868 --> 00:25:55,968 -Ooh. -Oh. 603 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,400 [laughing] 604 00:25:59,567 --> 00:26:02,901 -Oh, my God. -That's an eight real. 605 00:26:03,067 --> 00:26:05,100 -No. -Look at the bird, the eagle. 606 00:26:07,567 --> 00:26:09,100 Has to be from the robbery. 607 00:26:09,267 --> 00:26:12,100 -[Troy] What's the date? -[Josh] Holy [bleep]. 608 00:26:12,267 --> 00:26:14,267 -18 -- -1861! 609 00:26:14,434 --> 00:26:17,100 -Oh, yeah. -Period. Period. 610 00:26:17,267 --> 00:26:18,901 -That's it? -That's it. 611 00:26:19,067 --> 00:26:21,601 This is the exact currency in the robbery. 612 00:26:21,767 --> 00:26:22,868 There's just no doubt about it. 613 00:26:23,033 --> 00:26:24,067 And for it to be here 614 00:26:24,234 --> 00:26:26,667 in the middle of the horse lot, unbelievable! 615 00:26:26,834 --> 00:26:28,167 Where the robbery occurred. 616 00:26:28,167 --> 00:26:31,000 -I think where the robbery definitely occurred. -Definitely. 617 00:26:31,167 --> 00:26:32,467 Have you ever found one of these? 618 00:26:32,634 --> 00:26:34,367 Oh, no. This is the find of a lifetime. 619 00:26:35,701 --> 00:26:38,968 [Josh] Having found a silver Mexican eight real coin 620 00:26:39,133 --> 00:26:41,567 that may very well be from the robbery, 621 00:26:41,734 --> 00:26:43,667 the team and I spend the rest of the day 622 00:26:43,834 --> 00:26:46,400 excitedly searching every inch of the woods. 623 00:26:48,467 --> 00:26:52,200 But as the sun begins to set, Troy, Michael, and I are forced 624 00:26:52,367 --> 00:26:53,901 to pause our efforts for the day. 625 00:26:55,868 --> 00:26:57,367 So let's take stock of where we are. 626 00:26:57,534 --> 00:27:00,601 I mean, obviously, awesome finds. 627 00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:02,767 But beyond that, I think, 628 00:27:02,934 --> 00:27:06,167 awesome validation of this site. -[Troy] Yep. 629 00:27:06,334 --> 00:27:08,501 You know, I think we've put the X on the map. 630 00:27:08,667 --> 00:27:10,868 Or in fact, we've actually moved it from one place 631 00:27:11,033 --> 00:27:14,000 to another place. -That's right, yeah. 632 00:27:14,167 --> 00:27:17,567 The evidence that we've found from the period of the robbery, 633 00:27:17,734 --> 00:27:20,567 from our silver real to the infantry button 634 00:27:20,734 --> 00:27:24,300 and pocket watch, to the axe head and horse bridle, 635 00:27:24,467 --> 00:27:27,567 and of course, Michael's pistol, all suggests 636 00:27:27,734 --> 00:27:30,167 that the stolen gold and silver was never at 637 00:27:30,334 --> 00:27:32,567 the Chennault Plantation at all. 638 00:27:32,734 --> 00:27:35,167 The theft most likely happened right here 639 00:27:35,334 --> 00:27:36,968 on the Moss Plantation. 640 00:27:37,133 --> 00:27:38,567 All right, so what's the plan now? 641 00:27:38,734 --> 00:27:40,501 You know, I think there's no question. 642 00:27:40,667 --> 00:27:42,767 Michael and the rest of the team, they're gonna stay 643 00:27:42,934 --> 00:27:44,300 here and keep looking. -Yes, we are. 644 00:27:44,467 --> 00:27:48,667 But I've got a really strong lead on where another part of 645 00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:50,100 this money might be. 646 00:27:50,267 --> 00:27:52,767 And I'd like to take you there and see what we can find. 647 00:27:52,934 --> 00:27:55,868 All right. Meanwhile, you find any more round, shiny things Michael? 648 00:27:56,033 --> 00:27:57,067 Calling you guys. 649 00:27:57,067 --> 00:27:58,400 -Yeah, exactly. -We're gonna stay in touch. 650 00:27:58,567 --> 00:28:00,267 OK, let's get out of here before we get caught in the dark. 651 00:28:00,434 --> 00:28:02,200 -Yeah, let's go. -Here we go. 652 00:28:09,601 --> 00:28:12,200 [Josh] The next morning, Troy and I are back in the saddle. 653 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:15,267 What do you think of the old Wagoneer? 654 00:28:15,434 --> 00:28:17,300 -I'm kind of liking it. -Yeah, it's a classic, right? 655 00:28:17,467 --> 00:28:19,167 Classic, it's fun to drive. 656 00:28:19,334 --> 00:28:20,300 [Josh] No, you're not dreaming. 657 00:28:20,467 --> 00:28:22,901 That really is me in the passenger seat. 658 00:28:23,067 --> 00:28:25,601 Troy insists on taking the wheel because, well, 659 00:28:25,767 --> 00:28:27,367 he's the only one who knows where we're headed. 660 00:28:28,601 --> 00:28:30,000 All right, so where are we going? 661 00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:33,767 You know, Josh, so far what we've been looking for is 662 00:28:33,934 --> 00:28:36,767 the bank money from the robbery. -Right. 663 00:28:36,934 --> 00:28:38,801 But there's another part of the story, 664 00:28:38,968 --> 00:28:41,167 and that has to do with Jefferson Davis 665 00:28:41,334 --> 00:28:42,701 and the Confederate treasury. 666 00:28:44,067 --> 00:28:47,968 [Josh] You'll recall that the $450,000 that Davis fled 667 00:28:48,133 --> 00:28:50,968 with from the Confederate treasury was distributed to 668 00:28:51,133 --> 00:28:53,200 soldiers and other creditors. 669 00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:56,667 But Troy's research has led him to a much different story. 670 00:28:56,834 --> 00:28:59,801 Josh, I'd like for you to take a look at some documents that 671 00:28:59,968 --> 00:29:01,100 I've got up here on the dash. 672 00:29:01,267 --> 00:29:03,100 [Josh] This is a newspaper article? 673 00:29:03,267 --> 00:29:04,267 [Troy] That is correct. 674 00:29:04,434 --> 00:29:06,467 So this quotes a Confederate soldier 675 00:29:06,634 --> 00:29:08,601 that was traveling with Davis. 676 00:29:08,767 --> 00:29:12,000 It says that "Mr. Davis accompanied us incognito 677 00:29:12,167 --> 00:29:15,167 "and that as we neared Parks Ferry, we learned we were 678 00:29:15,334 --> 00:29:17,167 being pursued." What's Parks Ferry? 679 00:29:17,334 --> 00:29:19,567 Parks Ferry is a ferry boat crossing across 680 00:29:19,734 --> 00:29:21,667 the Oconee River. -[Josh] OK. 681 00:29:21,834 --> 00:29:24,767 And so at that point, they turn into the woods 682 00:29:24,934 --> 00:29:26,868 and drove somewhere below the confluence 683 00:29:27,033 --> 00:29:30,300 of the Apalachee and Oconee Rivers. 684 00:29:30,467 --> 00:29:33,267 "And there we buried the treasure." 685 00:29:33,434 --> 00:29:36,167 -That is significant. -Wait a minute. 686 00:29:36,334 --> 00:29:39,567 It says, "We then retraced our steps for some distance, 687 00:29:39,734 --> 00:29:42,968 unhitched our teams, burned the wagons." 688 00:29:43,133 --> 00:29:45,067 So they go somewhere in the woods, 689 00:29:45,234 --> 00:29:46,868 bury this treasure, burn their wagons, 690 00:29:47,033 --> 00:29:48,701 and everybody splits up. -That's it. 691 00:29:48,868 --> 00:29:51,801 Davis goes across the ferry, stays at the inn. 692 00:29:51,968 --> 00:29:53,767 Two days later, he's captured. 693 00:29:53,934 --> 00:29:56,367 And he's got no money on him because he's buried the money. 694 00:29:56,534 --> 00:29:57,834 It was all buried. 695 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,767 [Josh] If Mark Twain wrote a heist movie, this would be it. 696 00:30:00,934 --> 00:30:04,467 According to this soldier, millions in gold are buried in 697 00:30:04,634 --> 00:30:08,467 locked strongboxes near an old road below the meeting point of 698 00:30:08,634 --> 00:30:11,767 two rivers, near the remains of the burned wagons 699 00:30:11,934 --> 00:30:13,200 that once carried it. 700 00:30:13,367 --> 00:30:15,901 And that info is all Troy needs to track it down, 701 00:30:16,067 --> 00:30:19,367 that and this 19th-century map of the area. 702 00:30:19,534 --> 00:30:21,901 -[Troy] So this shows the confluence of the two rivers. -[Josh] Right. 703 00:30:22,067 --> 00:30:25,367 We also have on the old map here a railroad bridge 704 00:30:25,534 --> 00:30:26,667 as a landmark. 705 00:30:26,834 --> 00:30:28,567 -[Josh] And that's still there? -[Troy] It is. 706 00:30:28,734 --> 00:30:31,567 And below that, down here, this is where Parks Ferry was. 707 00:30:31,734 --> 00:30:33,133 [Troy] That is correct. 708 00:30:33,133 --> 00:30:35,000 [Josh] So somewhere in between the meeting point of the rivers 709 00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:37,100 and the bridge and Parks Ferry, 710 00:30:37,267 --> 00:30:39,000 they bury this treasure. -Yes. 711 00:30:39,167 --> 00:30:41,767 [Josh] Now this road that they talk about that they're on, 712 00:30:41,934 --> 00:30:43,167 that's a known road? 713 00:30:43,334 --> 00:30:45,567 Well, it was an old wagon road, but you won't find it 714 00:30:45,734 --> 00:30:47,100 on any maps today. 715 00:30:47,267 --> 00:30:49,868 OK, so our mission is to find this lost road. 716 00:30:50,033 --> 00:30:53,300 Yes, and to find out if this story's true 717 00:30:53,467 --> 00:30:55,267 and if there's anything buried there. 718 00:30:55,434 --> 00:30:58,567 OK, but how do we drive to a road that's missing? 719 00:30:58,734 --> 00:31:00,100 Oh, we're not gonna drive. 720 00:31:02,767 --> 00:31:03,767 OK. 721 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:09,501 Well, surprise! 722 00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:12,100 Troy has dropped us into the Apalachee River, 723 00:31:12,267 --> 00:31:15,100 one of the landmarks on the way to where the soldier claims 724 00:31:15,267 --> 00:31:17,367 to have buried Jefferson Davis' gold. 725 00:31:18,667 --> 00:31:21,434 -How fast these things go? -Follow me! 726 00:31:23,901 --> 00:31:28,000 [Josh] We go from zero to 1865 in just 10 seconds. 727 00:31:28,167 --> 00:31:31,067 Easy! Easy, Troy! 728 00:31:31,234 --> 00:31:33,667 And speed towards Civil War gold. 729 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,367 [Josh] Troy, how fast do these go? 730 00:31:41,534 --> 00:31:43,367 Oh, I've heard they'll go 50 plus. 731 00:31:43,534 --> 00:31:45,601 We should probably test that out, right? 732 00:31:45,767 --> 00:31:47,033 Shall we? 733 00:31:49,267 --> 00:31:52,167 [Josh] As it happens, I'm speeding toward a key clue to 734 00:31:52,334 --> 00:31:54,200 a 160-year-old legend 735 00:31:54,367 --> 00:31:57,968 involving locked strongboxes full of gold said to be buried 736 00:31:58,133 --> 00:32:00,567 by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. 737 00:32:02,467 --> 00:32:03,567 So what are we looking for? 738 00:32:03,567 --> 00:32:06,400 -The confluence of these rivers? -That's correct. 739 00:32:06,567 --> 00:32:09,000 Once the two rivers come together, we're heading 740 00:32:09,167 --> 00:32:12,467 downriver because on the old map it shows a railroad bridge. 741 00:32:12,634 --> 00:32:14,467 -We want to head past that. -[Josh] OK. 742 00:32:19,767 --> 00:32:21,667 Hunting for treasure on Jet Skis. 743 00:32:26,367 --> 00:32:28,467 [Josh] We're having fun, but we're hoping this search 744 00:32:28,634 --> 00:32:30,501 could be serious business. 745 00:32:30,667 --> 00:32:32,767 Eventually, we approach the area mentioned 746 00:32:32,934 --> 00:32:34,501 in the witness account. 747 00:32:34,667 --> 00:32:36,100 And so is that our railroad bridge? 748 00:32:36,267 --> 00:32:38,267 [Troy] That's the railroad bridge. It's on the old maps. 749 00:32:38,434 --> 00:32:39,300 [Josh] Got it. 750 00:32:39,467 --> 00:32:41,100 -Here we go. -[Josh] Here we go. 751 00:32:45,300 --> 00:32:47,801 [Josh] We've arrived in the exact spot reported 752 00:32:47,968 --> 00:32:49,567 in the old soldier's claim, 753 00:32:49,734 --> 00:32:52,801 a bridge at the confluence of two rivers. 754 00:32:52,968 --> 00:32:55,567 We head to shore and ditch the Jet Skis. 755 00:32:55,734 --> 00:32:58,868 It's time to go out of the river and into the woods to 756 00:32:59,033 --> 00:33:01,300 chase down the next part of this account, 757 00:33:01,467 --> 00:33:03,100 locating an old road 758 00:33:03,267 --> 00:33:05,767 and the wagons that Davis ordered burned 759 00:33:05,934 --> 00:33:07,000 after the money was buried. 760 00:33:11,501 --> 00:33:14,200 We fire up the metal detectors and get swinging. 761 00:33:16,100 --> 00:33:17,467 [low beep] 762 00:33:17,634 --> 00:33:20,000 -Whoa, I'm gonna dig this one. -[Josh] Here we go. 763 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,367 [rapid beeping] 764 00:33:26,534 --> 00:33:28,267 Oh yeah, it's right there. 765 00:33:28,434 --> 00:33:29,367 What'd you get? 766 00:33:31,567 --> 00:33:33,667 -Oh! -Oh, it is round. Look it there. 767 00:33:33,834 --> 00:33:35,701 That's a two-piece button. 768 00:33:35,868 --> 00:33:39,000 -Probably military. -With something on it. 769 00:33:39,167 --> 00:33:40,100 Yeah, look at that. 770 00:33:41,868 --> 00:33:43,100 Eagle. 771 00:33:43,267 --> 00:33:44,868 -Oh, I see the wings. -[Josh] Yeah? 772 00:33:45,033 --> 00:33:46,767 -[Troy] And a head. -[Josh] Absolutely. 773 00:33:46,934 --> 00:33:48,567 That is a military button. 774 00:33:48,734 --> 00:33:50,400 But it almost looks, to me, it looks like 775 00:33:50,567 --> 00:33:52,200 a Northern or a Union symbol. 776 00:33:52,367 --> 00:33:54,601 At the beginning of the war, all the uniforms had 777 00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:56,200 the same buttons on them. -Right. 778 00:33:56,367 --> 00:33:57,601 And then later, the South started making 779 00:33:57,767 --> 00:33:59,801 their own buttons, and they put eagles and shields 780 00:33:59,968 --> 00:34:01,667 on those as well. -[Josh] Got it. 781 00:34:01,834 --> 00:34:04,400 But considering where we are, likely to be Confederate. 782 00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:07,000 -Exactly. -Yeah, that's a good start. 783 00:34:07,167 --> 00:34:08,667 -I think we're in the right area. -Yeah. 784 00:34:10,367 --> 00:34:12,167 So far, so good. 785 00:34:12,334 --> 00:34:14,968 A uniform button certainly indicates that there were 786 00:34:15,133 --> 00:34:18,267 Confederate soldiers here, possibly the men traveling 787 00:34:18,434 --> 00:34:19,601 with Jefferson Davis. 788 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:22,367 [steady beeping] 789 00:34:22,534 --> 00:34:24,000 Josh, why don't you come up here and join me? 790 00:34:24,167 --> 00:34:25,601 I'm still getting lots of signals up here. 791 00:34:27,667 --> 00:34:29,067 [Josh] So you got something there. 792 00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:30,167 Something here, too. 793 00:34:31,267 --> 00:34:32,601 -Iron? -I'm getting iron here. 794 00:34:36,701 --> 00:34:38,767 Oh, look at this. 795 00:34:38,934 --> 00:34:40,767 -Big old piece of metal. [Troy] Oh! 796 00:34:40,934 --> 00:34:41,868 [Josh] Old metal. 797 00:34:42,033 --> 00:34:43,267 -It is. -What do you think that is? 798 00:34:43,434 --> 00:34:46,367 You know, it could have been strapping on a wagon. 799 00:34:46,534 --> 00:34:47,834 Wouldn't that be nice? 800 00:34:47,834 --> 00:34:51,868 You know, we're looking for old and burned pieces of wagons 801 00:34:52,033 --> 00:34:53,467 that were moved off of the road. 802 00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:55,467 It's funny you say that because this does look charred, 803 00:34:55,634 --> 00:34:56,667 but I don't know. 804 00:34:56,834 --> 00:34:58,501 This could also be from anything. 805 00:34:58,667 --> 00:35:01,300 -We need more than that. -Yeah, but could be something. 806 00:35:01,467 --> 00:35:02,734 I like it. 807 00:35:04,801 --> 00:35:06,868 [Josh] From the sound of it, the ground here seems like 808 00:35:07,033 --> 00:35:08,400 it's full of metal. 809 00:35:08,567 --> 00:35:10,501 But our biggest find doesn't require 810 00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:12,167 a metal detector at all. 811 00:35:14,501 --> 00:35:17,267 Josh, would you look at this? 812 00:35:17,434 --> 00:35:19,367 Oh, my God! 813 00:35:19,534 --> 00:35:20,567 Does this whole thing drop down? 814 00:35:21,901 --> 00:35:22,968 Is this a road? 815 00:35:24,767 --> 00:35:25,868 Ha! Troy! 816 00:35:26,033 --> 00:35:27,701 Troy, look at this! 817 00:35:30,167 --> 00:35:32,567 -Holy cow! -It's a road! 818 00:35:32,734 --> 00:35:34,000 There's just no question about it. 819 00:35:34,167 --> 00:35:35,167 No question! 820 00:35:35,167 --> 00:35:37,467 We got these high berm banks on both sides. 821 00:35:37,634 --> 00:35:39,501 [Josh] And it just goes in both directions. 822 00:35:39,667 --> 00:35:41,267 I mean, this is incredible! 823 00:35:41,434 --> 00:35:42,734 Let's see what's under it. Come on! 824 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:48,367 The discovery of a road here confirms a big part 825 00:35:48,534 --> 00:35:50,567 of the cavalryman's story. 826 00:35:50,734 --> 00:35:53,667 Now we just have to find relics to back the rest of it up. 827 00:35:56,901 --> 00:35:58,300 We got something here for sure. 828 00:35:58,467 --> 00:35:59,767 Come on. 829 00:35:59,934 --> 00:36:02,200 That's some hard digging dirt, isn't it? 830 00:36:02,367 --> 00:36:03,300 Come on. 831 00:36:04,701 --> 00:36:06,067 -Oh, Troy, look at this. -What do you got? 832 00:36:06,234 --> 00:36:08,167 [Josh] What the hell is that? 833 00:36:08,334 --> 00:36:12,100 You know what that is? That's part of a horse bit. 834 00:36:12,267 --> 00:36:13,701 That would be like the cheek plate. 835 00:36:13,868 --> 00:36:15,267 -Oh, on the side. -Yes, yes. 836 00:36:15,434 --> 00:36:17,200 -That the bit runs through. -That's correct. 837 00:36:17,367 --> 00:36:18,334 That's exactly what that is. 838 00:36:18,501 --> 00:36:20,100 And then you've got a place for straps. 839 00:36:20,267 --> 00:36:22,601 [Josh] If you're looking for evidence of a wagon train, 840 00:36:22,767 --> 00:36:25,467 a horse's bridle is a great place to start. 841 00:36:25,634 --> 00:36:28,667 So we get back to it to see what else could be here. 842 00:36:33,267 --> 00:36:34,467 [steady beeping] 843 00:36:34,634 --> 00:36:36,467 -Another big iron hit there. -[low beeping tones] 844 00:36:36,634 --> 00:36:38,367 That sounds like an overload signal. 845 00:36:38,534 --> 00:36:40,367 Yeah, it's huge, whatever it is. 846 00:36:40,534 --> 00:36:41,467 OK, I'm digging that up. 847 00:36:43,467 --> 00:36:44,767 -[clunk] -Oh! 848 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,667 Dude, that's not a tree root. 849 00:36:48,834 --> 00:36:49,767 No. 850 00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:54,767 What is that? What the hell is that? 851 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:57,400 Whatever this is, it's huge. 852 00:36:59,167 --> 00:37:00,167 Wait, wait, wait. Look at this! 853 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:04,467 -Oh, something round. -Can you pry it? 854 00:37:04,634 --> 00:37:06,467 -Ooh! -There you go, there you go. 855 00:37:06,634 --> 00:37:08,100 The whole ground's moving! 856 00:37:08,267 --> 00:37:10,767 [Josh grunts] 857 00:37:10,934 --> 00:37:13,400 Come on! Ho-ho! 858 00:37:17,868 --> 00:37:19,267 What is it, like a manhole cover? 859 00:37:19,434 --> 00:37:20,601 Oh, my word. 860 00:37:23,701 --> 00:37:24,701 [Josh] What? 861 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,801 -Is this for like a wheel? -I think it is. 862 00:37:28,968 --> 00:37:30,567 I think it's exactly what it is. 863 00:37:30,734 --> 00:37:33,200 It's off a very heavy-duty wagon. 864 00:37:33,367 --> 00:37:35,667 Dude, Troy. 865 00:37:35,834 --> 00:37:38,267 [laughs] Look what you found, Josh. 866 00:37:38,434 --> 00:37:39,767 Are you kidding me? 867 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,100 -That is a wagon wheel hub. -Oh, there's no doubt. 868 00:37:44,167 --> 00:37:47,467 So if this is that wagon, then somewhere not far from 869 00:37:47,634 --> 00:37:49,868 where we are right now, -That's correct. 870 00:37:50,033 --> 00:37:51,000 would be where they buried that treasure. 871 00:37:51,167 --> 00:37:52,534 Exactly. 872 00:37:52,534 --> 00:37:55,367 [Josh] We've just found the road Davis' wagons may have been 873 00:37:55,534 --> 00:37:58,367 riding on before they were burned and abandoned. 874 00:37:58,534 --> 00:38:01,767 And now, here's a piece of a wagon itself. 875 00:38:01,934 --> 00:38:04,100 Solid evidence cast in iron 876 00:38:04,267 --> 00:38:07,300 to help back up the old cavalryman's statement. 877 00:38:07,467 --> 00:38:10,467 But will it lead to strongboxes full of gold? 878 00:38:10,634 --> 00:38:12,868 I am determined to find this Confederate treasure 879 00:38:13,033 --> 00:38:14,968 and then donate it to a bunch of causes 880 00:38:15,133 --> 00:38:17,100 that would make Jefferson Davis very unhappy. 881 00:38:23,467 --> 00:38:24,868 Pretty good hit here. 882 00:38:25,033 --> 00:38:28,300 We're on the verge of finding treasure hunting history. 883 00:38:28,467 --> 00:38:29,400 Dig it all. 884 00:38:32,767 --> 00:38:34,868 [Josh] Dig it all. 885 00:38:35,033 --> 00:38:37,300 If Troy has a motto, that has to be it. 886 00:38:37,467 --> 00:38:40,000 And in this case, it pays off big time. 887 00:38:44,467 --> 00:38:45,467 Oh! 888 00:38:47,767 --> 00:38:49,467 -Troy? -[Troy] What do you got? 889 00:38:51,067 --> 00:38:52,701 Oh! 890 00:38:52,868 --> 00:38:54,100 Oh! 891 00:38:54,267 --> 00:38:55,601 Look at that! 892 00:38:55,767 --> 00:38:56,868 Look at this. 893 00:38:58,968 --> 00:38:59,968 No! 894 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,100 -Are you kidding me? -That's a padlock! 895 00:39:03,267 --> 00:39:04,434 That's a lock, yes? 896 00:39:05,267 --> 00:39:07,667 -[Troy] I can see the keyhole. -[Josh] That's a lock. 897 00:39:08,767 --> 00:39:11,601 -That is literally a padlock. -Oh my goodness. 898 00:39:12,801 --> 00:39:15,667 [Josh] This padlock, rusted and broken, appears to 899 00:39:15,834 --> 00:39:19,100 be from the 19th century, right in the pocket for 900 00:39:19,267 --> 00:39:21,267 the Civil War legend we're chasing. 901 00:39:21,434 --> 00:39:22,667 Look at that. 902 00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:28,868 I mean, that is an honest to God padlock for a strongbox. 903 00:39:29,868 --> 00:39:31,267 -Beautiful. -Beautiful condition. 904 00:39:31,434 --> 00:39:32,868 Oh, my gosh, that's going to polish up. 905 00:39:34,501 --> 00:39:38,067 So the real question is, what the hell was this locking? 906 00:39:38,234 --> 00:39:41,100 I mean, there was something buried right here. 907 00:39:41,267 --> 00:39:44,200 In the account, the guys that helped Jefferson Davis bury 908 00:39:44,367 --> 00:39:47,267 this thing, they go on to say, you know, that they learned 909 00:39:47,434 --> 00:39:49,467 a few days later that he'd been arrested. -Right. 910 00:39:49,634 --> 00:39:51,200 But they weren't arrested, right? 911 00:39:51,367 --> 00:39:53,667 So when you help your boss bury treasure out in the woods 912 00:39:53,834 --> 00:39:55,667 and then he gets arrested, what do you do? 913 00:39:55,834 --> 00:39:57,000 I'm gonna come back and get that gold. 914 00:39:57,167 --> 00:39:58,100 I'm gonna do the same thing. 915 00:39:59,167 --> 00:40:01,501 So we could have the right spot, 916 00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,667 but the gold might not be here. 917 00:40:03,834 --> 00:40:06,467 I mean this could be the final chapter of this part of 918 00:40:06,634 --> 00:40:09,000 the story, right? -It very well could be. 919 00:40:09,167 --> 00:40:12,267 That's crazy, Josh. Nice find! 920 00:40:12,434 --> 00:40:13,901 I mean that is amazing! 921 00:40:15,467 --> 00:40:17,267 All right, let's see if there's a key laying around here somewhere. 922 00:40:17,434 --> 00:40:19,534 You look for the key, I'm gonna look for the coins. 923 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,467 [Josh] Some wars never truly end. 924 00:40:24,634 --> 00:40:28,067 They live on in the scars, myths, and mysteries 925 00:40:28,234 --> 00:40:29,667 created in their wake. 926 00:40:29,834 --> 00:40:32,167 In this way, and others, the Civil War 927 00:40:32,334 --> 00:40:34,367 has proven to be more persistent than most, 928 00:40:34,534 --> 00:40:37,467 even 160 years after its end. 929 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:41,801 But because it was the most American of all of 930 00:40:41,968 --> 00:40:45,868 our conflicts, its history is naturally rife with legends. 931 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:50,667 But amidst all the tall tales and outright lies, 932 00:40:50,834 --> 00:40:54,601 it seems there's one story that may very well be true. 933 00:40:54,767 --> 00:40:58,601 The strange case of the missing Civil War gold appears to have 934 00:40:58,767 --> 00:41:00,767 real evidence to support it. 935 00:41:00,934 --> 00:41:03,767 One half of the fortune may have been reclaimed by the men 936 00:41:03,934 --> 00:41:05,868 who buried it, but the other half 937 00:41:06,033 --> 00:41:08,067 could still be out there. 938 00:41:08,234 --> 00:41:10,801 And thanks to the work of people like Bob Young, 939 00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:13,100 Troy McCormick, and Michael Karpovage, 940 00:41:13,267 --> 00:41:14,868 there are new places to look. 941 00:41:15,968 --> 00:41:18,100 It was Abraham Lincoln himself who said, 942 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:20,300 "Gold is good in its place, 943 00:41:20,467 --> 00:41:24,501 but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold." 944 00:41:24,667 --> 00:41:27,167 So, in this case, we can consider 945 00:41:27,334 --> 00:41:28,601 our treasure found.