The Mosby's Raiders Treasure

The Mosby's Raiders Treasure

Colonel John S. Mosby may have been known as "The Grey Ghost," because of his cunning guerrilla fighting endeavors, but in the end, his 350,000 treasure is the only thing that vanished. Legend has it that after the Mosby Raiders captured 60 prisoners and their horses from Fairfax County, they were unable to transport both their looted treasure in excess of $350,000 and the prisoners. They stopped along the way in between the towns of Culpeper and Norman, and buried the treasure in between two trees. He sent seven men back to retrieve the stash, but they were captured and hung. Mosby never went back nor told anyone where the buried treasure was located.