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Crossroad Monument Cache Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/1/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Located in Cornwall Hollow, this cache starts at a monument to past local resident, Major General John Sedgwick. Born at Cornwall, CT, Killed at Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864.


Bring pen/pencil and paper to find this cache.

On the side of the cannon where it touches the stone there is a date stamped into the metal. You may have to brush snow away in the winter. those 4 digits are ABCD.
ex. 1985, A=1, B=9, C=8, D=5

The cache is a small container well hidden at:

41 54.PQR
73 16.XYZ

P=A+B-D
Q=P
R=B-A
X=D
Y=A
Z=D-B-A

Please rehide the cache as well or better than you found it.

For Honorable mention: Locate Major General John Sedgwick's nearby grave and post a picture showing, yourself with GPSr, and the Tomb Stone in your log.

Congratulations to the following for finding the Tomb:

rock biter
wide glide & teddy bear
Odiferous Rex
Bagua
JPA3&4
Tiggrr and Mouse
TeamSkeeterBait
D&3Cs
birchwigtig
razor100
Dustiano
brywalker
Team Smokey
nurse&numbers
MikeIce
jezzi4ever
MessSGT
ecrane
liliaclilly
grumpymanct

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqreynetrzbffpbirerqebpxngonfrbsgerr oruvaqfznyyebpxf

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)