Woodford H. Mabry, Veteran of the Civil War
Buried next to his brother William Mabry is Woodford Mabry, both Veterans of the Civil War. They did not serve together in the same unit, Woodford joined the state artillery while his brother William served in the infantry.
Woodford served as a Private in Company A of the Alabama State Artillery. Another marker just to the north of his military marker notes his dates of birth and death. The year of his death leads to the premise that he was wounded during the war and succumbed to them and was buried here.
The artillery battery fought with honor at Shiloh and was credited with saving an entire brigade at the Hornet’s Nest. Their bombardment provided cover for the brigade to escape as they had been caught in a severe cross fire engagement. Later that day at Shiloh, the battery participated in the largest artillery bombardment seen during the war at the Hornet’s Nest. Over 50 cannons fired relentlessly and forced the Union surrender of this part of the battlefield.
The artillery battery also fought at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and Atlanta.
To locate the final, solve:
33 11.9AB
87 33.6CD
A = The number of letters in the first word on the third line of text.
B = Add 1 to the number of letters on the third line of text.
C = The number of letters on the last line of text.
D = The number of times the letter “L” appears on the fourth line of text.