In the beginning of the story the British were advancing in the war. They soon made there way to the Martin’s home, when they got there they killed all of the continental army that the Martins were helping out. Then the British set their house on fire because of what they did. During this event the British took the oldest son named Gabriel as a prisoner because he told them he was in the Army. Another one of his sons ran after Gabriel and got shot and killed by the British army sergeant. This made Benjamin very upset. He went and got his guns and took his two other sons into the forest and started to kill some of the British soldiers to save Gabriel. These actions made Benjamin start his own militia in the town, and he was called the ghost.
