Introduction

The Curse of Civil War Gold is a non-fiction series about American Civil War history on History Channel.

Outline

As he leaves Oak Island, Marty Lagina calls Kevin Dykstra, a Michigan treasure hunter and arranges a meeting at Marty’s vineyard in Traverse City, Michigan where Kevin and his colleagues, Brad Richards and Fred Monroe, present their evidence that US$2 million in gold lies in a boxcar at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

The gold had originally been escorted by Jefferson Davis but when he was captured the gold went missing. Marty says that he needs more evidence before he can commit financially.

Kevin, his brother Al, and Brad Richards travel to Abbeville, Georgia where they retrace the last movements of Jefferson Davis before his capture. At the Michigan State University library, Fred Monroe and team member Jeff Zehr try to find information to help Kevin in Georgia.

They find inconsistent information about Benjamin D. Pritchard, one of the soldiers involved in Davis’ capture, and a map of Davis’ camp. In Georgia the team travels to Irwinville, where Davis was captured.

Assisted by Florida based metal detecting expert Gary Drayton they metal detect a field and find wagon parts and a civil war silver coin. The finds are not yet sufficient for Marty to commit to the project.

The Curse of Civil War Gold Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Narrator(s): Robert Clotworthy.
• Production: Prometheus Entertainment.
• Distributor(s): History Channel.
• Release Date: 06 March 2018.
• Running Time: 42-43 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.