GC13C0C General Orders No. 11 (Traditional Cache) in Missouri, United States created by cytex

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A cache by cytex Message this owner

Hidden : 6/2/2007

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Urban cache. Civil War Historical site.

General Order No. 11 is the title of a Union Army order on August 25,1863 during the American Civil War that forced the evacuation of the rural areas of four counties in Missouri.

The order affected all rural residents regardless of their loyalty. Those who could prove their Union sympathies could stay in the region but had to leave their farms and move to communities near military outposts. Those who could not prove their sympathies had to leave the area altogether.

The order followed the August 21 Lawrence Massacre by Confederate bushwhacker William Quantrill. The Union Army felt that Confederate bushwhackers were coming from or getting support from rural portions of the four Missouri counties on the Kansas border south of the Missouri River (Bates, Cass, Jackson, and Vernon counties).

Be sure to read the historical marker near this cache site.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare ohg abg "ba" gur pbeare. Pnpur vf abg va be haqre fgbar/oevpx jnyyf rgp, fb ab arrq gb qnzntr cebcregl gb bognva pnpur.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)