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William L. Dockery - Civil War Veteran Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/1/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


 

Park at the given parking coordinates and walk to South Sandy Cemetery.  Do not attempt to drive past the closed gate.  Please not attempt this cache at night and please be respectful of your surrounding while in the cemetery.  

You are looking for the military grave marker of Confederate soldier PVT William L. Dockery.  PVT.Dockery served with Phelan's Co of the Light Artillary Regiment.  Fowler's (Phelan's) Artillery Battery was organized on 28 December 1861, It was originally the Fifth Alabama Infantry, having volunteered with R. E. Rodes as captain. The company was the first organization that re-enlisted "for the war." The battery was on duty at Mobile for about a year. Having joined the main army, at Tullahoma in 1862, the battery was part of Gen'l Edward C. Walthall's Brigade at Chickamauga, At Missionary Ridge, the battery had several wounded. On the retreat from Dalton, the guns were served almost daily. After the fall of Atlanta, moving with Gen'l John Bell Hood into Tennessee, the battery was engaged at Franklin and Nashville where loses were heavy. The battery was thereafter stationed at Mobile until the close of the war, and surrendered with 130 men.

Answer the Questions below to obtain the coordinates for the location of the final cache container.

N 3300.3AB     W 08729.3CD

A = The second digit in the year of his death.

B = The last digit in the year of his death.

C = The number of letters in  the first word on the top line of text

D = Subtract four from the fourth digit in the year of his birth.

The cache container is a camoed pill bottle

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

4 sg. hc va n 4 vapu Qbtjbbq Gerr

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)