PLEASE READ!!!! Once you find the final cache, there will be coordinates listed on the log. PLEASE DISREGARD THESE COORDINATES - THIS CACHE IS THE FINAL CACHE. When I have time when I am back in to the area, I will fix this log and remove this part of the description. Thank you!
What is the King of Battle? Field artillery is called the "King of Battle". Conflicts in the 20th century saw artillery become exponentially more effective as indirect fire methods were introduced immediately prior to World War I. During World War I and World War II, field artillery was the single highest casualty-producing weapons system on any battlefield.
Members of the Field Artillery are referred to as "redlegs" because during the American Civil War they were distinguished by scarlet stripes down the legs of their uniform pants. The use of colors to distinguish branches of the United States Army dates to 1851. Branch colors are found on the shoulder straps of officers wearing the blue dress uniform and on branch of service scarves authorized for wear with a variety of uniforms.
The Field Artillery is one of the Army's combat arms, traditionally one of the three major branches (with Infantry and Armor). It refers to those units that use artillery weapons systems to deliver surface-to-surface long range indirect fire. Indirect fire means that the projectile does not follow the line of sight to the target. Mortars are not field artillery weapons; they are organic to infantry units and are manned by infantry personnel.
I decided to place this cache in honor of redlegs everywhere and within the State of Wyoming. I began my service in the United States Army as a redleg here in Wyoming eventually serving all over the United States and internationally,having served on several types of artillery systems.
CACHE DETAILS:
This is a multi-stage geocache. The first coordinates will take you to a location that honor's individual's military service. Close by to the starting coordinates there is an old artillery piece that you may enjoy looking at. It is to my knowledge that this has to be the oldest artillery piece in Fremont County (but I could be wrong). At the posted coordinates for the first stage of this geocache, you should see something unique for the U.S. Army.
Looking at this unique piece, you will see some numbers. To get to the final stage of the cache, you will have to ADD the numbers that you see on this unique piece to the following coordinates.
N42 47.931 W108 41.325
MAKE SURE YOU PLACE THE DECIMAL POINT IN THE NUMBER THAT YOU DISCOVER AT STAGE ONE IN THE SAME DECIMAL POINT LOCATION LISTED IN EACH OF THE ABOVE COORDINATES.
Once you have discovered what the coordinates are for stage two, it will take you to the final location for the geocache. Once there, the story should come together and history should unfold for you. When you arrive at the second grid coordinates. there is no need to cross any fences or enter private property to obtain the cache.
Please practice stealth when looking for the actual geocache. CITO if needed. Please hide the geocache as found or better for the next geocacher to enjoy the challenge of this geocache and to prevent it from being muggled.