Ghosts..... Have you ever seen them?

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CopperHead_Vol said:
Earlier in this thread I posted about some experiences my family had in a house we lived in. I figured since you asked, I would add one more.

My 3 sons and I civil war reenacted for a number of years when they were growing up. It was a great hobby and one we all fondly look back on. We had the opportunity to travel together, enjoy primitive camping, march into many battles and escort the ladies to formal dances from time to time. During this time we went to Shiloh, Selma, Andersonville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Fredericksburg along with many other major battle fields. I included all of this to set the stage for the account of something that I experienced while reenacting.

Fort Clinch- https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Fort-Clinch

We manned this fort a number of times for historic weekends. Our unit was a Provost Company attached to a brigade. The first time we went, my sons and I arrived late on Friday night. There was no one else up and around, so we found our way to the actual Brig that was located just inside of the fort. The brick building had two fireplaces, 3 cells, an officer’s quarters and several tables and bunk beds in the main area.
We lit a candle and with it being so late at night the boys each chose a bunk.

I made my way into the small officers’ quarters right off the main room. It was furnished with a period desk and chair along with a rough cut 4 post rope bed against the wall. We all settled in and within a few minutes my sons were all sleeping. I took off my slouch hat and wool Sargent’s jacket hanging them on the bedpost and then laid down hoping to sleep, but still needing to unwind from the long trip.

I laid there restlessly facing the wall. It was shortly after this that I heard the distinct sound of footsteps in the brig’s main room. The head of the bed was toward the door, so I rolled over and could see my sons all still in their bunks. I rolled back toward the wall and tried to settle back in. A few minutes later, the footsteps started again.

It was strange in the fact that the steps were made by shoes wearing steel heel taps. This was normal in the civil war, but reenactors did not wear them as you would slip and fall very easily. Well I laid there and listened as the footsteps continued in the small main room. The steps were slow and deliberate. They were very loud as the taps struck the uneven brick floor of the brig.

As I continued to face the wall, the steps grew closer and they seemed to halt just inside the door to my room. I was a bit disturbed and really wanted to roll over but somehow could not bring myself to do so.

A few seconds later I heard a man’s voice. It came from the direction of the doorway. I would say standing behind me close to the headboard. I heard a breath and then in a tone that I can best describe as someone leaning in and trying to wake you without waking up others in the room, I heard… “First Sargent… First Sargent… Can you help us?”

I sat bolt upright with feet to the floor. There was no one there, no sounds of movement or footsteps leaving the room… nothing. I sat a minute trying to get my wits about me. I reached over to the headboard’s bedpost to get my slouch hat and tobacco. Looking at my uniform jacket hanging there, I noticed that my infantry blue, 1st Sgt stripes were clearly visible the way the jacket was hanging.

At this point I got up, checked on the boys and went outside. I sat on one of the front porch benches for the next few hours. I checked on the boys a time or two and waited for more of our unit to arrive.

Shortly after dawn, I saw a man approaching in civil war attire. He came up on the porch and greeted me. He worked for the park and was one of the fort historians. He looked puzzled and asked if we had slept in the brig. I told him yes, we had come in late and just bedded down. I asked it that was ok? He said yes, but most of the regular reenactors would not have slept there.

I asked around later and was told a number of stories about hearing footsteps, voices and conversations going on in the cells at night. Also people getting touched or seeing things move. One Captain stated that several years back, he woke up in the brig’s officers’ quarters and saw a rough looking, under-fed soldier sitting against the wall in his room. The man had his knees pulled up to his chest with his torn old hat in both hands and was just staring at the Captain.

We spent the entire weekend manning the brig with about 15 other guys from our unit. We heard talking and footsteps every night, but with that many people there, I did not take much into account. I never mentioned what I heard until I told my sons and my wife about this when we got home.

I heard a lot of stories over the years while reenacting. I also saw and heard a number of not easily explained things.
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That is an incredible story. One of the best I've heard. I appreciate you going in depth and explaining the setting and surrounding. I'll have to dig deeper and read your other stories.
 
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amazingGRACE said:
Thinking about going with some buddies to tour the bell witch cave this weekend. Either that or the waverly hills sanatorium in Louisville.


Anybody have reviews on either? Any weird things happen while yall were there?
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Rumor is that if you take a rock from the bell witch cave the ghost haunts you. Seen that on one of those ghost shows.
 
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Biopsyman said:
I tend to be more concerned with the live nut jobs
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Agreed, I have solo primative camped in the woods many times. Also I use to seek out places to sleep on the civilwar battle fields with just a bed role. I heard and saw some things I can't explain, but I was never too concerned.

I would rather walk up on a bear, then spend an hour on the streets in a major city.

Take Care,

CH_V
 
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Toujours Pret said:
I really enjoyed reenacting, just don't have the time anymore
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Same here, Since my sons grew up and moved out on their own, I have zero time for hobbies. Seems like between work and the farm, there are not enough hours in the day to keep up with things.

Heck, I just realized I have not been fishing this year.

Take Care,

CH_V
 
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Holy **** guys! THIS SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. CONSIDER ME A BELIEVER!

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joevol33 said:
I'm scared, but I do appreciate your brutal honesty.
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Fear not Broseph... as a member of Ghost Buster Six, I will add that one to the collection. They can run, but usually they tire easily or trip on stuff... easy to catch.

Sleep well grasshopper.

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NEVolFan said:
Fear not Broseph... as a member of Ghost Buster Six, I will add that one to the collection. They can run, but usually they tire easily or trip on stuff... easy to catch.

Sleep well grasshopper.

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Many thanks!
 
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NEVolFan said:
Fear not Broseph... as a member of Ghost Buster Six, I will add that one to the collection. They can run, but usually they tire easily or trip on stuff... easy to catch.

Sleep well grasshopper.

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Those are lazy ghosts. Just laying around. Surely there are some hillbillies they could be spookin' right now.
 
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While I have no doubt that our universe is chock full of phenomena that we cannot explain (yet). I'm not ready to believe that spirits of the dead roam the earth to frighten the living.

I sort of put "ghosts" in the same category as how ancient civilizations believed the sun was a deity and that natural disasters like earth quakes and tornados were manifestations of their god's anger at them. Whatever mankind cannot explain scientifically, it somehow has to be "parking lotted" into the realm of spirituality or religion until such time science catches up.
 
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