William Bryant, Veteran of the Civil War Multi-Cache
William Bryant, Veteran of the Civil War
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William Bryant, Veteran of the Civil War
You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave marker for William N. Bryant, a Veteran of the Civil War.
His obituary published in a local newspaper, noted that he was 89 years old when he “died suddenly” at the home of his son, A. H. Bryant. Frankly, an 89 year old man doing something like this “suddenly” may be a bit of an exaggeration. William was survived by his wife, 8 children (although children is an odd term for adults in the late sixties) as well as a multitude of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
William served in Fowler’s – Phelan’s Battery which was formed in January, 1862, at Tuscaloosa. It was stationed at Mobile for about a year, then moved to Tennessee. The unit fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. The battery reported 10 killed and 18 wounded at Chickamauga, had 6 killed and 9 wounded at Missionary Ridge, and 8 killed and wounded at Nashville. It was organized with 130 officers and men, and surrendered on May 4, 1865, with the same number. Captains William H. Fowler and John Phelan were its commanders.
To locate the final, gather information from the grave marker.
33 17.9AB
87 39.0CD
A = The number of times the letter “H” appears on the marker.
B = Add 6 to the total number of letters on the last line of text.
C = The number of times the letter “A” appears on the marker.
D = The total number of vowels inscribed on the marker.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Chyy naq Pngpu
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