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I was born and raised in Hanover, Pennsylvania, (13 miles east of Gettysburg) so my knowledge of the Battle of Gettysburg came early in my childhood. I became interested in the history leading up to this decisive engagement. Of course, at that time I was limited to reading history and making inquiries. My spiritual abilities had not yet developed nor was I aware of it. In June 1998, I decided to take a few weeks to get up close and personal with the history of the Battle of Hanover. I gathered all my research materials and commandeered a friend's guest room near Hanover. By the way, he tolerated this intrusion fairly well. He's quite conservative and doesn't buy into my 'sight' abilities but, as he says, it keeps me out of trouble. Most of my investigation concentrated on the exact order of battle. Though most of the buildings and locations are no longer there, it was surprising how the official report written after the battle corresponded with some of the landmarks that remain. One evening, I found myself north of Hanover near the area of the old Hanover airport. I was walking around trying to get a feel for landmarks. Broadway (formerly the Abbottstown Pike) leads from the Hanover square north into the Pigeon Hills. Near this point I started to get a residual sense of horses and chaos. Nothing was very clear but I could tell that the tack was that of Union Calvary. It felt like an engagement was near. I was able to pick up just bits and pieces of weak spirit residual activity. I decided to drive back into town stopping several times to possibly get some sense of energy. I wasn't picking up anything other than the strange looks I was getting from people sitting on their porches. In fact, one man recognized me and started a conversation. I told him what I was doing and got a return stare that I was now familiar with....that I must be nuts. Anyway, I told him it was nice to see him again and continued my trek south on Broadway. At this point, I was getting close to my grandmother's residence at Broadway and Stock Street. Her house was built in 1903 (by my great grandfather) but some of the wood structure from the original dwelling was incorporated into the newer structure. She was on vacation, so I decided to sit out by the old pine trees on the north side of the house. My grandmother has always been an inspiration to my love of local history. For as long as I could remember, she swore that Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer had dismounted his horse and sat on a tree stump in front of the original residence after he and the 6th Michigan counterattacked General Jeb Stuart's left flank and forced it out of town. I had always discounted this story as a tale that embellished itself over the years. I did know that this was near the point where Custer's brigade crashed into Stuart's forces during the counterattack but most of the heavy fighting occurred closer to the town square...so that's what I thought. By this time, it was starting to get dark and there was minimal traffic on the street. It was the weekend and Hanover still is the stereotypical 'small town' that rolls up the sidewalks at night, especially in the residential areas. The weather was calm and warm. I sat there for about an hour or so thinking about my activities for the following day. In fact, I think I dozed off for a bit....when I noticed the muffled sound of horses. Soon, I was hearing 'pops' and I swore I could smell sulfur from burnt gunpowder. I tried to get a spiritual connection and was receiving someone who was frantically trying to find something. I continued to sit and listen when 'bam!'...there was immense flash to my right and I felt the concussion and burning. It literally blasted me off the lawn chair. I hit my head against the pine tree trunk (because that nasty sticking pine sap was all over the side of my face). I got up and wiped the debris off. Just as fast as it had started, the haunting had ended. This was one of only a few times that I received a physical interaction to either a haunting or apparition. As well, this event had psychic echoes (sounds) which, in my experience, are rare in combination with other paranormal activity. Instead of spirit residual activity this was more of a psychic imprint. Anyway, I decided that was enough for one night. A few weeks later, I talked to my grandmother about the incident. She was surprised to a degree but said that she has heard muffled sounds of horses and artillery on many occasions. She asked me if I sensed George A. Custer at all. I replied that I had not but I was sure that the soldiers were of the 6th Michigan. She chuckled some and said 'give it time, maybe one day you'll believe my story.' Honestly, I don't doubt that one bit.
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