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Jared E. Fair Kirksey, Jr., Veteran of the Civil Multi-Cache

Hidden : 2/26/2016
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 Jared E. Fair Kirksey, Jr., a Veteran of the Civil War.


Jared E. Fair Kirksey, Jr.

Civil War Veteran

“A Friend to his country and a believer in Christ.”

 

Jared E. Fair Kirksey, Jr. enlisted in Tarrant’s Battery as a Private on July 25, 1863. A geological report noted that “Jared E.F. Kirksey served in the Civil War with Tarrant’s Battery, Alabama, Light Artillery. He died June 10, 1864 as a result of Civil War Injury.”

His grave marker has engraved at the top the Southern Cross of Honor, and also notes his service with Tarrant’s Battery.

 

To locate the final, solve:

33 06.3AB         

87 41.9CD       

 

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

B = Subtract 1 from the first digit in the date of his death.

C = Add together the fourth digit in the year of his death and the first digit in the date of his death.

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

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chyy naq pngpu ba n cbjre 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)