Gilbert Hendrix
Soldier, Prisoner, Veteran
Gilbert Hendrix mustered in as a Private with Company K of the 20th Alabama Infantry. The Captain of this company was Guild; after Guild’s resignation, Captain Massingale led the company. Captain Massingale is buried nearby in this cemetery, as well as many other men that served together in Company K.
The regiment fought at Vicksburg, defending the city from the siege that eventually took it under Union control. With the capture of the city, the entire remaining regiment was taken prisoner, Gilbert Hendrix among those captured.
To locate the final, solve:
33 11.6AB
87 33.7CD
A = The first digit in the date of his birth.
B = The first digit in the date of his death.
C = Subtract the third digit in the year of his birth from the fourth digit in the year of his birth.
D = Subtract the second digit in the date of his death from the fourth digit in the year of his death.