James Reece, A Civil War Veteran? Multi-Cache

James Reece

Was he a Veteran of the Civil War?

You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave marker for James Reece, who might have been a Veteran of the Civil War. 

The enlistment records for the 41^st Infantry Regiment list James Reece as serving; however, no specific company is listed. His widow applied for his pension after his death, and this was approved and she was paid. However, in 1914, a letter from the War Department, signed by George Andrews, Adjutant General, to the Examiner of Public Accounts for the State of Alabama states:

            The name James Reece has not been found on such rolls as are on file in this office of the 41^st Regiment Alabama Infantry, C.S.A., and nothing has been found relative to the service, capture or parole of a man of this name and regiment.

Too late. She got paid.

To locate the final, find his broken grave marker and solve:

N 33 22.1AB   

W 087 49.4CD   

A = Add 2 to the second digit in the date of his birth.

B = The third digit in the year of his birth.

C = Subtract 7 from the second digit in the date of his death.

D = Add 4 to the fourth digit in the year of his birth.