The Georgia Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by Southern Pioneers or other historic sites.
Georgia Spirit Quest 26
Colquitt's Brigade
Toland Cemetery
This is a nice traditionally hidden cache that is located near a family plot in the Oconee Forest.
In this cemetery you will find a soldier, a brother, Patience, and many unmarked graves. The cache is not hidden near any graves and please treat the area with respect.
Colquitt's Brigade
Brigadier General Finegan'smost reliable force was Colquitt's Brigade, a collection of veteran units that had seen action in Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas. Colquitt's brigade of Georgia veterans, consisted of the Sixth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighthInfantry regiments. Added to these units were the Sixth Florida Infantry Battalion, the Chatham Artilleryfrom Georgia and the Leon Light Artilleryfrom Florida.. The arrival of Colquitt's Brigade was a welcome addition to the Confederate force, and in the coming battle, it was to prove its fighting ability. The history of the different regiments comprising Colquitt's Brigade has already been largely traced through their commander's exploits. All of the regiments were organized in Georgia during the first year of the war. The Sixth was mustered in service at Atlanta, the Nineteenth and Twenty-third at Camp McDonald at Big Shanty, and the Twenty-eighth at Camp Stephens, near Griffin. After initial training in Georgia, the regiments were transported to Virginia. Here they joined the Confederate army that would gain fame as the Army of Northern Virginia, and participated in all the major campaigns of that force through Chancellorsville.
The cache is a small regular lock and lock with trade items. The cache container is not hidden near stones and please to not rehide it to aggressively as this causes over-searching in a spot that deserves respect.
The cache is not located near a grave. Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen U.S. flag, please stick it back in the ground, preferable next to a Vet’s Marker. As always, please be respectful. Do not drive into the cemetery. This cache is only available during day light hours.
Please trade with "cool" SWAG, like signature items when trading even or up, nobody likes to find pine cones, happy meal toys or an empty cache.
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