Ghost Stories

[tslust]

One story that I like. (As it was told to me.)

During the filming of the movie Gettysburg, after shooting the Little Round Top sequence, one of the reenactors climbed to the top of the hill to have a look over that section of the battlefield. As he sat there a fog, from Plum Run, started to creep its way up the hill. A tired, slightly dishelved Yankee came walking up out of the fog and sat next to the man. The two sat there in silence for some time. The reenactor looked the other guy over and was silently impressed with his uniform. It was 100% correct, right button's, 20th Maine emblem on his hat, correct Corps patch and Division color. At last the spoke Yankee , "It was a tough fight today."

The reenactor replied, "Yeah it was." And then added, "It liiks like they'll hit us again tomottow."

The Yankee said, "Yes, I believe the will." After a short pause he asked, "How are you fixed for cartridges?"

The reenactor said, "I'm tunning low."

The Yankee reached out his hand, "Here, take these. And make them count." Then he said, "I have to get back." Then he got up and walked back down the hill. The reenactor looked over the bundle that the man had just given him. The attention to the slightest detail was just amazing. He stuffed them into his haversack.

When he got home he took the bundle out again for a closer look. It had the correct arsenal lable and the whole nine yards. He untied the string and saw the 20 cartridges, with 20 caps rolled up in paper like how it was supposed to be. Then he noticed that all of the cartridges had a lead ball in them. He became convinced that either he had met the most authentic reenactor ever or he had an encounter with a ghost.