Twelve-year-old Lars is unhappy when he and his parents move from the city to his Aunt Cass`s Pennsylvania farm. Lonely at first, Lars is happier when he befriends the oddly dressed Geordie who tells him wonderful stories about the Revolutionary War which took place all around Lars`s aunt`s farm. But how could Geordie, who appears to be about Lars`s age, know so much first-hand information about the Revolutionary War? Could it be that he is actually the ghost of one of Washington`s soldiers?