Joel Mills, Veteran of the Civil War Multi-Cache
Joel Mills, Veteran of the Civil War
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You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the grave marker for Joel Mills, a Veteran of the Civil War.
Joel enlisted as Private in Company K of the 8th Alabama Cavalry. His unit was organized April 26, 1864. This unit served in north Georgia, then later in Florida.
Nearly 20 years after the war, he married Emma Nancy Crossland, she being 14 years his junior. Sometime after the war Joel became a doctor. Emma survived his death and moved to Utah, where she died and was buried.
To locate the final, gather information from his marker
33 17.1AB
87 48.7CD
A = The number of times the letter “J” appears on the first line of text.
B = The second digit in the year of his death.
C = The fourth digit in the year of his death.
D = The number of times the letter “C” appears on the fourth line of text.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Oybpxrq va ng gur onfr bs n qbhoyr juvgr bnx