, 1881-12-25
THE REBEL TREASURE
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Recollections ;;ofsan Ex-confeder.
5 >"& ate~Now Resident in
F.. - \ ,:;.>: n; i Chicago.
a Portion Went TO the Troops, Jeir Cot
;. 4. H.: None, and the Rest Nus
l.. :::sS Abandoned.

a 1QEtlUH fEuk 10 lllt kFUD1T. EnH Fat
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>fo,.,dorah,o hna roa, ,,,h,;,ha, = :.
~ NV A"s '@s''s4ea OF 1ate as 10
the gold anu s'iver IN toe Contcdera1e Treasury
Us t., what bec,1e OF it during rhe Him, - ~"
rcr;nn Dnyis frn,n Danvjiic so,,,, ,,1, " Jet-
sm,, ~. 1.-,,4;,,., >.s,, "a1u-@ d re- >
"Etet.o. th1 1N1hoSH secoheeted tha1. III. ID.
seph u. Bowman, of the Merchants Nutonat ~
this city, wus IN officer in Geu Basil 5n,;sa,. .
hrjpatte. and ,yts therarurt. ouf or tta -:
tnar ,.str,rd Mr. Dav,s n;s aad
s1e. e'so. ~" - 49, .s 10 uasch through
NoFln alo oouaa sato''ua.: ae Called upon h,u
therefore, yesterday fur the purpose ;pf se.,rs !
whut tiynt, it any, he euutd throw upin ths ~
.,n,r,nce r,f ,ha r.. ,nfodar.t. ~, 1.o @ u1s.
M y. ~. -. 4te }'sasuse. IN ee-
ply ~ us lnquafy' az" no"nas said: j. 15s;
f \" II you viii Pardon Little personal remln,s.
:renf4. will irss rnll h,v I h,Gn - ,as $50
,s.-o ftar o., 5;,r-,,,,, 49, - " %
tnesc" Ale'l aa '"tpt!so'u!enl u twenty months
a. fhe NORTH. reacned Kichtnoad The: llsh Of !
Marrh, 1865, IT. paroled pr.suner- >sty cs;n md "
o1urgu,'s division, lheu Under commaurt uf f:sr'
lsasil Duke. WIS Ut Ab.uxl.,n, Va, bur. hy w..
ders frum tue War Department, putultd pri. .on.>
cr5 we're not permitted to ,rpluin. their cr,n
,nauds and wore therefore compelled to re-n.in
in the ca,lnp 0f purt,ed prisoners near the ci,v
or nnd quarters in the city, Us they found m,s.
agreeable. l took = ;, ~: i ~ ose ~
no.t,n ~ 11r. f,tTy A;r eao nh, -. :, .
boAnD iS 4.s e.ia ~ ooo FEE DAY
1uE "eea; ano .ne" agnao peivate ooasdlng-
un: ,ne Isl uay n1 =, m ws ntosmed thar
tae CITY w. ~ ~ I'M ~ a'must anJ
% aiu .1;..'.t a.nu - a., ~ 1 nna lew COIN
We we're u,,atle 10 reach v,,r cotam. suo, M r "
I.'@o,nn,,. ,v,rn fs',nt IL, i,,i,. uutu tasosos
n.,,n n.nn.ws ~ f:rn tonn = nra.s. v., huas
,.",, I.n,,s pS,e sturts ~ foo, nsAfnruIs' f.1fn,'
,; ~, - ,ar " u't uuue .oranv.lle
-, ,r.s,. - !. T:n iu'.t. sonu pol!lon
vi ,nS ~, t:an sh,r,an IN taen
II - n,.1siit;s t., sav W. were 1i;ss,.u,,ad
our .aa.en unu! w. 1eagaea Gaarot1e,
49, ~. ~, - te . 5..u -. ~ T;.a 70
vui tr 'so .,.s "nu =. rn rnt uu. eoh.nana
ana ~n"s ni1's .uG ~, Gesern"
intnt. a ~ ,.te .ue ~. ol Geu..
oouuaauaa 1 aaus ra MG.a f.. su1. pntuAg 9etween
epal t: du as sIn Inc as~s
~ tue suIfehosr WIS sEcesseu, u t me .$9tnt
eu!nh, auu ~ tns .aoantus " eaa -otu Ftesaent
u 10 s,;,r ~ o.. r ssty tAe Na9'a
w. c.virr. ':hstiv Ken.1'eKans snd ny aEous %.u'
nsI WY ~ ~, t1.a-,.i ano - saa Sass
mud been made. sao, cuuseuueutiy i VIA NJ
| ussi.ucd tu duty, uudt win u number Of 0thers
similarly situated. accompanied our respective
| ct'fnnauds us nun-coln uatauts. 1aa nut then
| henrd Ut Anj teetsuFe, atau tae general aupposl.
uon was, That The p.opesty banx lssnspos1ed
" me WAGON s!.ra ar1.n sonass'Eu VI ptoV!solis;
luunataonss aseaNes ~ .ne uosetumenl. ,ano
nent pcrsoils. - We : reacncd : inc ! S.
I varnah River at place called :vlena
OH tho evening Of May =. Several :lnng halts.
durlug which cabinet meetings uld councils Of
war were ted, mad occurred. Delng nnon-com-
batant. was not required to remain tn camp,
\ anu spent tllt ntEht ut u ptai,tadun-nuu5e with
two eo1nrades, and next morning we crussed tho
/ fore personally cuynizanEu ut whit occurred that
| night III c,alnp, but WIS iufurmed tne uext day
1luee eesf fr nad peen IL coanci. to eer
IL the; lroops the privilege uf re1rt,,ue to their
/ homes. Remaining there to surrender :; to
the iirst 1orce that q might come along,
| i've teing the Trans-M Mississippi DeparE-
mcnt The South Carolina truops mad already
The sanse mud fos asi qx
| kentuckiuns esected to dIsband there and STARE
for hume. The lrunps remaining IN arms. az sta
| escort, were atl kentuekmns, and all of Zen:
| Dukes command tsaye Lieut.. Col. Diamond aud
I u very few men who beionged to unotheT hem
lucky colnmaudj, aud numbered about Nv, 10,
! cluding pars'ied men. Within # was dalefminea
! should lie declared exchanged and assigned 70
duty. It wus Further determined tu~ IN
| n,srxfR1,rE To ALL. THE ri.oops, OFFICERS
| 49, Avn ,fEy AL1KE, - =. -. !
portion OF the treasure UWine 70 s9t1a eEI9ss y
reports vt ad3utants, tue anquns uatsaousa Eua ~
IN the several reRaents oe os'gaues mss aot "
Gen. Vuuxhul. think. was S.6 20 eaea :msn
and uttioer, and that wMs- saaes.t ~: - m
cesVta ~ any me =, -. ~ r. asan
l
!naaVluual, PEsute u.iu ~, une... @I ~ ,rns @
largest Amou.t Ieceneu " az - eoa sscrai
My money was received oy lriena aaa aa4sfa ~. ~
tq me tas aay au ~; ~ 1 vs.. ~
! god ana - III sh'er N", LUIS ,,as "as
mnue u amour nVp Neu, alu utstpReus s sa enr
pose aholt ~ TO eucn saua!' wa.cn noa'%
's.a re,v,rrs.d fnteryis,y with Gen. .Wlums.
now d Senator from Kentucky, dues very gross
injustice 10 the lEs.ops, and | Gun scarcely oe-
I lieve that Gen. w 1ltilms tnade Tue statetuenL
The statement httrloute4 ~ a!n W. ,'aa ~ dts
| effect thn1 tne tft,pS uau uetesA1nee : ~ @ p.un. ~
the train n1sd divide tue tfeasufe. aou me1s ~
the eve OF nuuny waen he HauH sueesu y uu..
| rastDred 50rder: hno pteseateu :. lug suooeay !;
| Gen. Wu1nna uIay 1nVe upe.t 9aatot as a h
ne may nnse maue ast steesn es ;ronmetnnces nv
equally Ee0oy 70 tah VI nEut1 ~ .r ". na11 Snr
require; but the occasion 'dld NOT ca. 70.
speech 10 1ueli tho meeting os tSe T.;
lueyer before heard OF II. also uua aute @ 70 sh"s
the alnust minute uccdunt 81 tne esen.e =. ~ -,
night detailed 10 me the 1ulloWHl& Mt ,a nus. ~.
ep!sode so important and exclt1nk "ou!o III,
y have BEEN omitted. Gen- t1llaMs. ~ "s ~
! as Mr.. Reagan. are both. mistaken ~ s,.1s W s
/ amount distributed to the troops. 1ns .statu*
the aulunt ut Sl6 and tue other NJ ~ ea 1v.,
The calumn moved across toe Sasauana "a ~. d. g. H.
on the murntux 0f MAy y and maruaea 70 se. asnr
ing1On, Ga., tnat day. Ine tla!n VIZ, ua - ~" ~
xreatly reducrd. and consisted ony " ,.eo o
wag'ns containing the troasuIa ala s'"@ ana 70.
Il wagons containing PROVISIONS. Etg, n..,,1: ~ ,.
manned under The guard Of Gen. uuhe s1!aa. .1s
| mand- Mr. DAVIS "oom saw ouL p!eo "a ~ sor
entire march, did not stay IN the camp, p,s a4 ~
the morning VI tue tt0 VI olMy, aeeu;tp ~; narsons
T. fspi. W1tliHtn PrE9fOQ JQQn3IuQ9t ul6+ peASe"e1