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Robert A. Kitchens, Civil War Veteran 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 Robert A. Kitchens, a Veteran of the Civil War.


Robert A. Kitchens

Civil War Veteran

 

Robert Kitchen’s grave marker has deteriorated to now being crumble stone with all the engraving unreadable. Two things point to this being his grave, a foot stone with his initials on it, and a marker for Nancy, wife of R.A. Kitchens.

The recruiting of volunteers to Company D of the 2nd Alabama Cavalry was strong in the Foster’s community. Buried in this cemetery are 5 other veterans from this company that returned to Foster’s after the war. No mention is made of the men from this company that died during the war and are buried elsewhere.

Robert enlisted early in the war, and was one of the older men to do so in this company, being 37 years old.

To locate the final, solve using information from his wife’s grave marker:

Now is the time to read the hint.

33 06.3AB  

87 41.9CD  

A = Add 6 to Nancy’s date of birth.

B = Add the date of Nancy’s birth to the third digit in the year of her birth.

C = Add together the second and fourth digits in the year of Nancy’s birth.

D = The third digit in the year of Nancy’s birth.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh unir qvssvphygl ernqvat gur znexre, gel A 33 06.395 J 087 41.992 nf gur pbbeqvangrf sbe gur svany. 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)