July 9, 1865

TWIGGS, Georgia

African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Health/Death, Government, Urban-Life/Boosterism

On a Georgia night in June of 1865, three federal soldiers sought out treasure and ended up wounded or dead. The soldiers had heard rumors of the great wealth of Georgia cotton planters. Now, with a freedman guide leading them to the house of Robert Paul where the ex-slave insisted they would find 15,000 in gold and silver, the soldiers hoped to seize a piece of that fortune for themselves. The plan...