Many years ago when my husband and I were just starting out, we lived in an inner-city neighborhood for a couple of years. On Halloween my husband got out his replica Colt revolver and dressed up like a cowboy with a bandana over his face. He sat in a rocking chair in the middle of our living room, and rigged up a string to open the front door. The first bunch of trick-or-treaters rang the bell and he opened the door with the string, pointing the gun in their faces. The kids screamed.....and then one of their dads came running and waving a real gun. Needless to say, that costume was retired immediately!
Well, My Whermacht reenacting unit did a event near Gettyburg Battlefield{ Not on it, but really close}. It was a nighttime battle and we set up a picket line because the Americans were going to try and attack that night. It was cold, rainy and very dark. I was on the far sdie of the line, the nearset member of my unit was 50 yards away.
Well, around 0230, my squad leader came over to see if I was still alive. We chatted for a minute when we heard what sounded like a canteen banging on a ammo belt. It was in front of our lines, so we hunkered down and heard it again. It moved off to my right and my squad leader, being a member of the USMC and therefore a helluav braver than I, snuck off to track it down. He came back a few minutes later and said he didnt see anything. We heard it again then it sounded like it wlaked back to the American lines. Both he and I were puzzled but figured it was a American reenactor out for a stroll.
After the battle, we were shooting the breeze with the Americans{ Who we soundly defeated} and told them we heard the patrol they had out. The commander looked at us like we were on drugs and told us they stayed in thier Campers lastnight because it was cold and wet and they didnt want to get sick. After questioning our troops, it turned out there was noone out in front of our lines taht night.
A shiver went down my spine. Gettysburg is well known for ghosts.Maybe it was one of them.....
Spooky