G. W. Smith, a Veteran of the Civil War Multi-Cache
G. W. Smith, a Veteran of the Civil War
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You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave marker for G. W. Smith, a Veteran of the Civil War.
G. W. Smith’s full name was George Washington Smith. He served as a Corporal in Company D of the 2nd Alabama Cavalry.
The unit was organized at Montgomery on May 1, 1862. It proceeded to West Florida and operated there about 10 months, engaging in several skirmishes. Ordered to north Mississippi, the unit lost 8 men in a skirmish at Mud Creek. It then operated in the Tennessee Valley, taking part in numerous skirmishes. The 2nd fought Union General Benjamin H. Grierson at Okolona with a loss of about 70 men killed and wounded; then it harassed Union General William T. Sherman on his march to and from Mississippi. The 2nd performed arduous duty on the flank of the army in the Dalton-Atlanta Campaign, losing a number of men in the battle on the 22nd of July at Atlanta. The 2nd then fell on Sherman's rear and skirmished almost daily with some losses. The regiment tracked Sherman to Greensboro, NC, then escorted President Jefferson Davis to Georgia. At Forsyth the regiment surrendered its arms, about 450 men.
To locate the final, gather information from the grave marker of G. W. Smith.
33 03.2AB
87 34.2CD
A = The fourth digit in the year of his birth.
B = The fourth digit in the year that he concluded his service as a soldier.
C = The second digit in the date of his birth.
D = The second digit in the year of his death.
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