Lady Bushwhacker Multi-Cache
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This is rated 2.5 because of the condition of the road getting to the cemetery. You will cross a low water bridge and the road is overgrown.
The coordinates will take you to the grave of Eliza Gabbert. From there, on a heading of 290 degrees go app. 90' to the grave of Capt.James M. Gatewood. The cache is located approximately 70 feet due east of the Lady bushwhacker stone. Heading 80 degrees. The cache is a plastic container with log and swag. Eliza Gabbert was the daughter of William "Old Man" Gabbert the leader of a group of local Bushwhackers. Due to Eliza's activities during the Civil War local heritage groups placed a Confederate style stone at her grave. Lady Bushwhackers were active in Vernon County serving as spies, couriers and scouts. More history about Eliza and other Lady Bushwhackers can be found at the Bushwhacker Museum in Nevada, MO. James M. Gatewood was a Captain in the Missouri State Guard (pro-Confederate) and raised a company in the Montevallo area. Old Montevello was just south of this cemetery. The town was burned by Federal troops in 1863. More details on the Border War/Civil War in Vernon County can be found in the book, "Fire and Sword, A Missouri County in the Civil War" by Patrick Brophy.
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Haqre Gerr
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