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Dr. William Banks, Civil War Veteran Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 4/17/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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You are seeking a two stage multi cache that begins at the grave of ...


Dr. William Banks

Surgeon in the Confederate Army

 

Dr. Banks, who served as a surgeon during the Civil War, was buried here at Greenwood Cemetery. He was married to Miss O’Connor of Chicago, they had no children. He practiced medicine in Chicago, came to Tuscaloosa to visit relatives and died while here.

 

Dr. Banks served as a Surgeon with the 9th Regiment Alabama Cavalry. This unit was formed by the consolidation the 14th Alabama Partisan Rangers and the 2nd (19th) Alabama Cavalry Battalion. This regiment served with the Army of Tennessee.  The regiment saw action at Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, Nashville and the Dalton – Atlanta campaign.

 

To locate the final, solve:

33 11.0AB

87 34.4CD

A = The number of letters in the last word of the second line of text.

B = The number of letters in the last word on the third line of text.

C = The fourth digit in the number on the fourth line of text.

D = The first digit in the number on the fourth line of text.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatf vafvqr jurer Oryqne'f uryzrg fubhyq pnc gur cbfg

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)