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James McGee, 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 a marker of James S. McGee, a Veteran of the Civil War. This marker might not be his grave marker but a memorial marker, as he may have been buried elsewhere.


James McGee

Civil War Veteran

Resident of the Old Soldier’s Home

 

James served in Company G of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment starting out as a Private and being promoted to 2nd Corporal.

His service record notes that he saw action at Seven Pines (May 31, 1862), Gaines Mill (June 27, 1862), Frazier’s Farm (June 30, 1862), Manassas 2 (August 30, 1862), Harper’s Ferry (September 15, 1862), Sharpsburg (September 17, 1862), Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862), Salem Church (May 31, 1863), Gettysburg (July 2 and 3, 1863), Mine Run (November 30, 1863), Wilderness (May 6 and 7, 1864), Spotsylvania (May 12, 1864), Hanover Junction (May 24, 1864), Atler’s Station (June 23, 1864), Wilcox Farm (June 22, 1864), Ream’s Station (June 23, 1864), Knatz and Wilson Raid (June 29, 1864), was sounded at Crater (July 30, 1864), Davis Farm (August 21, 1864), Ream’s Station (August 25, 1864), and Burgess Mill (October 27, 1864).

James McGee is listed among those who died in the Old Soldier’s Home at Mountain Creek, Chilton County, Alabama. Two sources list him as being buried in the Confederate Memorial Park Cemetery in Chilton County. The marker here at Jenning’s Chapel may be a memorial marker placed in his honor.

To locate the final, solve:

33 15.6AB  

87 37.8CD  

A = Subtract one from the second digit in the year of his death.

B = Add five to the date of his death.

C = The second digit in the year of his death.

D = The date of his death.

Fastened to a road side pole.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chyy naq pngpu snfgrarq gb n ebnq fvqr cbyr.

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)