The Headless Horseman Is a ghost of a soldier
The Battle[]
The Headless Horseman is the ghost of a soldier in a bloody battle. His head got shot off by a cannonball. The ghost still walks through Sleepy Hollow, searching for its lost head!
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow []
He is from a short story called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Where he kidnaps the schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane while coming back from his love, Katrina, and her party. It said if he finds you, he will gladly take your head!