In the town of Eagle Point, at the O'Neil Creek Cemetery, there is the gravesite of Horace Ellis, who lived from 1843 to 1867. Ellis was the recipient of the nations highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions at the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad in August 1864 in Petersburg, Va. He captured the flag of the Confederate 16th Mississippi during the battle in which 251 Union soldiers died.
Since this is a mystery cache involving a cemetery, please note the following: -If there is anybody there please show respect -The correct solution does not require you to trespass. -The microcache is not on, in, or touching any grave or marker. -Therefore, your solution should allow you to find the cache without disturbing the area in any manner. Permission granted by Lawrence Frazer cemetery "owner" to place cache.
To find the final
N 45° 01.ABC and W 091° DE.FGH
A = Company Horace Served In (where A = 1, B= 2, C=3 etc.)
BC = Age when Horace died
DE = Date Horace was born
F = Second digit of birth year
G = Infantry Division Horace was part of
H = Third digit of birth year