The Rebel and the Rose: James A. Semple, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the Lost Confederate Gold - Softcover

Millett, Wesley; White, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581826699 ISBN 13: 9781581826692

Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

In April 1865 the Civil War was over for most Americans, including the more than 600,000 soldiers, North and South, who died from wounds or disease. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and much of his administration had fled Richmond, accompanied by an escort of cavalry, various hangers-on, and all that was left of the treasury. With the Davis party was a navy paymaster, James S. Semple. In Washington, Georgia, a small town untouched by the war, he was entrusted with $86,000 in gold coin and bullion (about $1 million in today's money) and disappeared into the night. The treasure was secured in the false bottom of a carriage. The Rebel and the Rose"" reveals for the first time what happened to the Confederate gold, until now a mystery.""

About this title

About the Author:

Wesley Millett has been a researcher and writer for more than twenty-five years. His articles appear regularly in more than a dozen national and international publications.

Gerald White is a retired air force colonel and instructor at the Army War College. Before his retirement, he held senior leadership positions in air force intelligence. He is the author of several books on recent U.S. military operations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1581826699
• ISBN 13: 9781581826692
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316