Three Medal of Honor recipients are buried in Cumberland,
Maryland. These are the stories of two of them.
This cache will not be quick nor hard, it is not meant to
be.
Sergeant John William Hart
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company D, 6th Pennsylvania
Reserves. Place and Date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863. Entered
Service At: Cumberland, Md. Birth: Germany. Date of Issue: 3 August
1897.
Citation:
Was one of six volunteers who charged upon a log house near
the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were
sheltered, and compelled their surrender
1862 Medal of Honor
Sergeant Hart rests at the coordinates listed above. From that
place you will find information that will lead you to the next
honoree. Find that information as follows:
A-The last number in the year of Sergeant Harts
birth.
B-The last number in the year of Sergeant Harts
death.
Stage 2: 39* 39.AA7, 78* 46.BB1
NOTE-Near to the posted coords is the historic Sumner
Cemetery, home to a monument honoring the 30th Regiment Infantry-U.
S. Colored Troops. Coords below.
At stage two you will find the final resting place of the second
honoree. His name and story are there.
Navy/Marine Corps Medal of Honor
At this place you will garner information that will take you to
the final cache. It is nearby. In this case, the physical cache
seems sort of secondary, as it should be.
A-Last number in the year of this soldiers
death.
B-Last number in the year of this soldiers
birth
Final Stage: 39* 39.A06, 78* 46.B59
I think the stories of these brave men say enough, it was an
honor to share them
Please use all due respect in these places and BYOP. The cache
is not located in, under or around any of the cemetery
markers.
Great job on the FTF and STF, Shannon and Mommateach, you two
sure earned it!