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Amaziah Weaver, Veteran of the Civil War Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/9/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave marker for Amaziah Weaver, a Veteran of the Civil War.

Amaziah married a cousin, Sarah Ann Snider, in 1847. The next year they had a son named Henry.

Amaziah enlisted in Company D of the 36th Alabama Infantry as a Private, and by the end of the war was listed as a Corporal.

His unit saw action at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Nashville and at the Atlanta battles. The unit was dispatched to Spanish Fort which was later under siege. The remained of the unit surrendered at Meridian on May 4, 1865.

To locate the final gather information from the grave marker for Amaziah.

33 31.0AB
87 44.2CD

A = The number of vowels in the first word on the third line of text.

B = Subtract 7 from the fourth digit in the year of his death.

C = The first digit in the Infantry Regiment that he served in.

D = The number of times the letter “A” appears in the first word in the first line of text.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gbc bs gur onax oruvaq ol 12 vapu cvar

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)