Skip to content

Gaston Sullivan, Civil War Veteran Multi-Cache

Hidden : 1/27/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

Gaston Sullivan

Veteran of the Civil War

 

          You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave of Gaston Sullivan a Veteran of the Civil War.


Gaston Sullivan enlisted in Company A of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment where he served as a Private. His name appears in some records ad Gaston Sullivant instead of Sullivan.

 

          Gaston and his brother, William Russell Sullivan, both enlisted but in different units. Private Gaston Sullivan was severely wounded just 5 months into the war, in August, 1862. The company he was serving with at this time was in Murfreesboro Tennessee. His wounds put him into several hospitals, he was also issued several furloughs to recover. On April 14, 1864, nearly 2 years after being wounded, Private Sullivan returned to duty with his company.

 

To locate the final, solve

33 22.5AB  

87 49.7CD 

A = The number of letters in the second word of the first line of text.

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

C = Add 1 to the date of his birth.

D = Add 2 to the fourth digit in the year of his birth.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orarngu n ebpx cvyr ba n cvar fghzc

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)