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Monterey, Tennessee
07/2005
I was doing yard work and saw a soldier out of the corner of my eye in my woods, standing there. Uphill from the creek. His outfit looked pre-civil war, but I’m no expert. I just googled. I looked around where I saw him and there was a round bullet. There’s a weird indentation in the soil and a mound that looks a little like a grave, but I’m not going to go digging. This land was Cherokee land, so maybe it’s from the time of removal? I see spirits frequently, more animal spirits than people, so it didn’t frighten me like it would some people. I’ve even had one touch my shoulder once. That was a family member though. I see more family than strangers, so the soldier surprised me. I know this place has been logged 3 times at least over the years, so I don’t know if it was woods or field when he died. There’s no old growth stumps near him.
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Friend of the Forest