Old Soldiers Never Die Multi-Cache
GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.
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Old Soldiers Never Die - Multi-Cache ------ Please be courteous and respect the sanctity of the grounds. They are only open during daylight hours and dogs are prohibited. Parking can be a challenge when classes are in session at the university. If you don't have a mobile app for GPX, use the print feature to print out the instructions or cut and paste into a text program.
This tour starts with a Confederate captain who bears the same name as the street upon which you entered. He served as the commander of Company F in an Alabama infantry regiment that fought at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.
The number of his infantry regiment = AB
The month of his birth = C
The number of letters in his last name = D
Coordinates:
N 32º 36.0AB
W 85º 28.C2D
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The next visit is to LT(JG) Byron Yarbrough. He was a naval officer aboard an LCI(G) that was covering an underwater demolitions team at the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945. He was killed along with twenty other crewmembers and was buried at sea.
The last two numbers of his LCI’s designation = EF
The day of his death = GH
Coordinates:
N 32º 36.0EF
W 85º 28.7GH
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Here you will find Brigadier General James Henry Lane, CSA, who commanded a brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. He taught mathematics at the Virginia Military Institute prior to the war.
The last digit of the year he died = J
The last two digits of his birth year = KL
Coordinates:
N 32º 36.08J
W 85º 28.6KL
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This marker commemorates a number of Confederate soldiers from Texas who died in a temporary hospital established in the “Old Main” building on the Auburn campus where Samford Hall now stands.
The number of soldiers = MN
The last digit of the day the marker was erected = P
The last digit of the year the marker was erected = Q
Coordinates:
N 32º 36.0MN
W 85º 28.PPQ
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1st Lt. James L. Hendry died in the Philippines during the Second World War.
Use the following key to find the first set of coordinates (RST), which correspond to the three letters that denote Lt. Hendry’s status when he died.
A = 4 = N
B = 8 = O
C = 0 = P
D = 6 = R
E = 9 = S
G = 1 = T
H = 3 = U
I = 5 = W
K = 7 = X
M = 2 = Y
The month of his birth = U
The last digit of the day he died = V
The last digit of the year he died = W
Coordinates:
N 32º 36.RST
W 85º 28.UVW
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This general was once the chief engineer of the U.S. Army. During World War II, he oversaw the construction of a road through India and Burma that was nicknamed “Pick’s Pike.” His son was an army colonel who won the Silver Star during the Korean War.
For the General:
The first digit from his birth day = X
The last digit of his birth year = Y
The number of stars in his rank = Z
For his son, the Colonel:
The last digit of the year he was born = A
The last digit of the year he died = B
This will lead you to the final resting place of the Old Soldiers Cache – You will leave the grounds in making your way to it, so please use the gate.
Coordinates:
N 32º 36.XYZ
W 85º 28.AXB
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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