American Civil War
As some of you know, I contribute to historical television projects (mostly military) for the History Channel. On my way home from one such project, it was very hot. I have a large dog, his name is Goose and he was along for the trip and was panting away in the backseat. So I decided to get him some water.

Lo and behold, the next exit was for the Antietam Battlefield/National park. Excellent! Antietam is called such because the Antietam Creek ran through the battlefield so it meant FREE water! BONUS!

We hiked down to the Burnside Bridge (a large redbrick bridge present during the battle. [brief history lesson] The Union Forces tried to cross the bridge NUMEROUS times, only to be held off my a regiment of Georgians on the opposite bank who kept up a withering fire. Killing hundreds in a short amount of time.

Goose and I crossed the bridge to the Union side and walked down to the waters edge. The dog stepped into the water to begin drinking and after a couple laps of water, his head snapped up and he started growling looking at the far side of the creek. Its important to note here that there was NOONE about. Also, he is NOT a growler/barking type of dog. Then he started going absolutely mental! Growling and barking very aggressively (the ONLY time he has EVER done so) staring RIGHT at the spot where the Confederates were.

He kept it up (VERY uncharacteristic) all the way back up the bank and all the way until we were half way across the bridge. Then he stopped and was entirely his normal self.

I believe he was seeing the Confederates and knew that they meant him ill because we were on the wrong side of the bridge. [The irony here is that he is actually NAMED for a Confederate Commander, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard]

We made a quick escape and stopped at a convenience store for spring water.

100% true.
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Sun 23 Apr 2006, 2:53, Reply)