William E. Patton, Veteran of the Civil War Multi-Cache
William E. Patton, Veteran of the Civil War
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William E. Patton, Veteran of the Civil War
You are seeking a short two stage multi cache that begins at the military marker for William E. Patton, a Veteran of the Civil War.
William Patton served as a private in Company A of the 1st Battalion Mississippi Cavalry Minute Men; a unit also known as the Mississippi Partisan Rangers and as the Mississippi Cavalry State Troops. These units were under the command of Major Green Blythe. The company that Private Patton served with was known as the DeSoto Partisans and also the DeSoto Rangers, as the company was raised in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
Although not mustered into the Confederate States services, they were still subject to orders of Confederate officers, rather attempts were made to bring them under the control of the Confederate officers. The battalion raided upon the Union forces throughout northern Mississippi and southwestern Tennessee.
When General Chalmers, who was issuing orders to Blythe, made his second raid to Colllerville on November 3, 1863, he intended to have Major Blythe burn the water tank at White's Station, near Memphis. General Chalmers was informed that Major Blythe would not obey his orders. The General wrote: "I have already reported that this command, if allowed to continue its independent action, would greatly demoralize my cavalry."
To locate the final, solve:
33 07.1AB
87 30.2CD
A = The second digit in the date of his death.
B = Add together the first and second digits of the date of his birth.
C = Add 1 to the fourth digit in the year of his death.
D = The third digit in the year of his birth.
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