PL ~ Edgar R. Aston Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/19/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Edgar R. Aston was born in New Richmond, Ohio in 1847.
At age 16 during the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in
Company C, 153rd Ohio Infantry, a 100 days service regiment,
and served from May to September 1864. After the war's
end, he remained with the U.S. Army and was posted on
frontier duty. During the Apache Wars against Cochise, he
was a member of the 8th U.S. Cavalry and was commended
for distinguished service throughout the campaign.


On May 30, 1868, Aston and two other men volunteered to
search out a wagon passage when an infantry column found
themselves trapped in a 4,000-foot valley at San Carlos,
Arizona. The three men passed through six miles of hostile
Apache terrain before finding a suitable passageway out of
the valley. On their return to the column, they successfully
defended themselves against an Apache attack. For his
actions, Aston received the Medal of Honor. He remained a
career soldier for 30 years until retiring with pension in 1893.
After a long illness, he died in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 14,
1932, at the age of 85.

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va gur cvar ohfu

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)


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