This is part of the NoVaGO CANV series,

This is a field puzzle all you need to do is find the information and some simple math.  Bring some paper with you and please follow these rules

The public gates will be open daily during Daylight Savings Time from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Eastern Standard Time from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 Bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and similar vehicles are prohibited within the Cemetery.

Pets are allowed in the Cemetery as long as they are on a leash. The owner must clean up and remove pet refuse from the Cemetery (do not place in trash baskets).

Welcome to Mount Hebron Cemetery

This unique place is four diffferent Cemeteries in one.  

The first is the Reformed Church Cemetery The one and one-fourth acre section in its northwest corner (at Woodstock and East Lanes) is the cemetery that surrounded the old Reformed Church. It contains marked graves dating from 1769. Since the church (of which no trace remains) is believed to have been erected about ten years earlier, we may conjecture that this spot has been a burying place for more than two centuries.

The second is the Lutheran Cemetary Adjoining the Reformed section is the Lutheran Cemetery, an acre and a quarter lying just north of Mount Hebron’s entranceway. In its center stands the east wall, all that remains of the ancient limestone Lutheran Church whose cornerstone was laid in 1764. This church building was not completed until 1793, and it burned in a spectacular blaze in 1854.

The third is the Mount Hebron Cemetery -  By 1842, both the Lutheran and Reformed congregations had abandoned their old churches on the hill in favor of newer houses of worship they had just completed down in the town, but their burying grounds were not abandoned. In 1843 twelve citizens of Frederick County petitioned the General Assembly of Virginia to be chartered as a non-profit organization “to establish a public cemetery.” This charter was granted in February 1844.

Five acres of land, adjoining on the east of the old Reformed and Lutheran cemeteries, were purchased and Mount Hebron Cemetery came into being with elaborate ceremonies marking its dedication. It was named after Hebron, that city of refuge where Abraham,  purchased from the sons of Heth the cave of Machpelah for a “possession of a burying place.”

The fourth and final is the Stonewall Cemetery - Twenty-two years after the establishment of Mount Hebron Cemetery, a fourth contiguous burying ground was dedicated in 1866 amid solemn and impressive ceremonies. Stonewall Cemetery is the last resting place for the bodies of 2,576 Confederate soldiers who died in the fields and hospitals of this locality. Handsome monuments have been erected here by various States and individuals, and every year since 1866.  

And it is this portion of mount Hebron you will be visiting.  Some say this is the most haunted of the cemeteries that make up Mount Hebron There are several famous people buried here but we are going to visit the graves the Grandfather and Granduncle (some also say Great Uncle) of this famous man:

You may also recognize him fro this actor's portrayal of him in a blockbuster movie

Yes for this cache we are going to visit the gravesite of Col. George Patton Sr. and his brother Lt. Col. Waller Tazewell Patton.  

Col George S. Patton

Lt Col Waller Patton

The story has it that visitors have noted the presence of a lone figure near the marker for the Patton Brothers. Wearing a military greatcoat and peaked hat, the figure walks towards the marker and disappears. Legend holds that the figure may be none other than Nazi Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. During the 1930s, Rommel was one of several German military leaders who spent time in the area studying the military tactics of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson.  I believe is George Patton Sr.   

Below is the story of his last day

On September 19, 1864, as the Third Battle of Winchester raged, Col George S Patton again found himself in command of Echols’ brigade. When the engagement opened, Patton’s brigade supported the Confederate cavalry north of Winchester near Stephenson’s Depot,(There is a great cache telling the story of Stephenson Depot in the Civil War) but as the day progressed he gradually moved his brigade south toward Winchester. By late afternoon, Patton’s brigade anchored the Confederate left flank near Fort Collier (Another fund Cache at this fort). The massive Union cavalry attack aimed at the Confederate left sent Patton’s men fleeing through Winchester. As Patton tried to rally his tattered brigade (near the Frederick Douglas School) he received a wound in the leg.

It proved mortal.

Patton writhed in agony until Union soldiers captured him and took him to the home of Philip Williams on Piccadilly Street. (the old Joe's steakhouse)

There, Union surgeons recommended that Patton’s leg be amputated. Rumor has it that he refused amputation. He expired six days later amid the enemy that had inflicted his mortal wound. And some say that house is haunted.  But that is a cache for another time.

Now to help you find the cache.  This is a field Puzzle so I am going to ask you to explore this area fo information to help get the coordinates

Solve the follow:

The first part of the puzzle can all be found on a plaque on a large rock describing a battle in this area close to the parking coordinates

A = How many miles from this location did the battle start.   Take that number and subtract .5   (X - .5) = A

B = What is the day of the Battle.  Take that number and subtract seventeen (17)    (X - 17) = B

C = How Many Forts are mentioned in the plaque.  Take that number and add two (2)  (X + 2) = C

D = What is the name of the Lane do you have to cross to find the Union Dead.  How many letters in that name.  Once you have that information add zero (0)  to that number  (X + 0) = D

E = The battle is known by how many names on the plaque?  Take that number and add zero (0)  (X + 0) = E

The second part of the answer I ask you to walk a little bit around look at some of the graves and answer these questions

F = Next to the Pattons' grave you can find the grave of Captain Hugh McGuire what number was his regiment X VA Calvary.  Take that number and subtract ten (10)  (X - 10) = F

G = Find the grave of Maj Jas W Thomson what day did he die?  Take that day and subtract seven (7) (X - 7) = G

H = How many cannon can be found at the T intersection close to the grave.  Subtract zero (0) from that number. (X - 0) = H

I = You will see a large obelisk on a mound about 150 feet (30 yards).  How many unknown soldiers are buried under the mound?  Please take that number divide by hundred (100) and round to the nearest one.  (x / 100) round to closest one digit = I

J = Now please go the grave for John Handley.  See the picture below.  what is the last digit of the year did he start serving a judge of several courts in Lackawanna county? Take that number and subtract eight (8),   (X - 8) = J

Now once you solve please use the checker to make sure it is right.

Some other great caches around to explore some of the histories I talked about.

For  Stephenson Depot

For Introduction to the Third Battle of Winchester

For The Third Battle of Winchester

For  Attack of the 8th Corp

While you are visiting the Cemetery Stonewall Cemetery

And across the street National Cemetery

Some data and pictures provide by Winchester Tales FB Group.