The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
CoSrEpEnArE TREASURE.
An Event that Followed the Fall or Richmond.
From an article by Gen. Duke, in the August Bly

An Event that Followed the Fall or Richmond,
From an article by Gen. Duke, in the August Biv.
ouac, on the Fall OF Richmond
IL was determined that We should resume our
march that night for Washington, Ga., one or two
days march distant, ana orders were issued by ten.
brecklnrluge thht We move at midnight. About 10
oc;ock received message from ucn. l,reckIn-
ridge tina, he desired to see me Immediately went
10 ha qnariers and he informed mo that the treas
urc which had been brought from Richmond was At
the railroad station, aud that II was necessary 10
provide for lis removal and transportation. lie in
atruced me to procure asriiiccnt number oi wagons
to remove II, aud 10 detail guard OF fty men under
ncld oicer FOR s protection. lie further Informed
me that there was between ss00oo0 and fco0,Ooo In
speclc--hc did not know the exact amount-thc
greater part gold. must, he said, personally su-
This was moi very aereeabic duty. rcprcscnieI
that u no one knew Just what suin OF money was
there u was rather an unpleasant responsibility to
impose on the party who was to take charge OF 1t.
would have no opportunity to count II nor possible
means Of ascer,a,nng whether The entire amount
was turned over TO me. lie responded that all that
had been considered, and bade me to proceed TO
obey the order. | detailed nfty men as picked
guard and put them under commanded Colonel The
obtained ak wagons and, proceeding TO the station,
began at once the task OF removing the treasure.
clerks, and was packed In money belts, shotbags,
few small iron chests, and all sorts Of boxes, some
found II loaded In open box cars I stationed sen.
tries nj the doors, aud, runnagng through the cars
by the faint light OF few taow candles, gathered
VI all That was shown me, or all that could nnd.
Rather more than an hour was consumed In making
the transfer from the to the wagons and after
the latter had been started OF and had gotten half
mile away Lieut.. John B. Cole OF the officers Of
the guard, rode up to me with u pine box, which
may have held $1,000 or 81 900 In gold, on the pom
mel OF hts saddle lie had remained after the others
had lett, and, ferretlng about In q car which VIC
thought We had thoroughly searched, had discovered
THIS box stuck IN corner closely covered up with
. piece Of sacktng. ON the next day Gen. Bcokin-
bridge directed me TO increase the guard to 200 men
instead Of composing 1t entirely Of men from my
brigade u should he constituted OF details from ali
i've thought this the best plan to allay any little
FEELING OF Jealousy that might arise aud insure
more perfect vgience, as felt that those
details would carefully watch each other NY sug-
geston was adopted Nearly the entire guard was
aept constantly on duty, day and night, AMI a ma
Jorlty OF the whole escort was generally abont the
wagons at every halt closely inspecting the guard.
Al the Havannah River Mr.. Davis ordered that tht
silver coin, amounting to OOO he paid
10 the troops In partial discharge OF the arrears OF
pay due them. The quarterinasicrs OF the several
brgades were engaged during the entire night Ia
counting out the money, and u throng OF soldiers
surrounded the little cabin where they were dvld-
Ing the pile" Into their respective quotas until early
uawH The sight OF 80 much money seemed To
Danish sleep. My brigade received $3a per capita,
0ficers anl men sharing alike Gen. Breckinridge
was paid that sum, and, for the purpose, was borne
on the rol OF the brigade. On the next day, at
washington turned over the residue OF the treas
ure TO Mr.. NJ. II. Clarke, acting Treasurer Of the
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