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John Hatter - Civil War Veteran Multi-Cache

Hidden : 11/20/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave marker for John P. Hatter, a Veteran of the Civil War.


John Hatter

Civil War Veteran

Vulnes Sclopeticusn

 

At age 20, John Hatter enlisted as a Private in Company B of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment on June 11, 1861. He saw action at Seven Pines, Manassas #2, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and then at Gettysburg.

Private Hatter survived the Battle of Gettysburg, but it was the last time he was involved in a battle for the rest of the war. He was in and out of hospitals after being wounded. The physician that treated him at the General Hospital at Selma noting on his service record that he complained of Vulnes Sclopeticusn, a disability that resulted in him being sent home to Alabama.  Searching these unique words gives the impression that he suffered from a severe bullet or minnie ball wound to his leg.

 

To locate the final, solve:

33 21.6AB  

87 48.5CD 

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

B = The first digit in the date of his death.

C = The fourth digit in the year of his birth.

D = The second digit in the date of his death.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chyy naq pngpu va 14” bnx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)