America’s Haunted Battlefield

Gettysburg was the Civil War’s deadliest battle—51,000 casualties in three days. The battlefield is now the country’s most haunted location, where soldiers still march, cannons still fire, and the war never truly ended.

The Carnage

July 1-3, 1863:

• 165,000 men fought
• 51,000 casualties
• 7,863 killed outright
• Bodies everywhere
• Unimaginable horror

The Aftermath

Post-battle scene:

• Dead unburied days
• Heat accelerated decay
• Smell for miles
• Disease spread
• Traumatic burial

Devil’s Den

Deadliest location:

• Rocky outcrop
• Sniper positions
• Heavy casualties
• Most active today
• Constant reports

The Texas Sharpshooter

Famous ghost:

• Confederate soldier
• Helps visitors
• With cameras
• “What you’re looking for is over there”
• Then vanishes

Little Round Top

Key position:

• Union defense
• 20th Maine
• Desperate fighting
• Bayonet charge
• Active hauntings

Pickett’s Charge

Final assault:

• July 3, 1863
• Devastating losses
• Open field crossing
• Mass casualties
• Phantom formations

Phantom Soldiers

What’s seen:

• Full formations
• Grey and blue
• Marching
• Fighting
• Falling

The Sounds

What’s heard:

• Cannon fire
• Musket volleys
• Screaming
• Orders shouted
• Bugle calls

The Smells

Ghostly odors:

• Gunpowder
• Campfire smoke
• Blood
• Death
• Periodically returns

The Jennie Wade House

Civilian death:

• Only civilian killed
• By stray bullet
• Making bread
• Her ghost remains
• House haunted

Sachs Bridge

Execution site:

• Deserters hung
• Confederate spies
• Bodies cut down
• Figures seen hanging
• Terrifying

The Orphanage

Post-war horror:

• War orphans housed
• Abused by matron
• Some died
• Children’s chains
• Their spirits remain

The College

Pennsylvania Hall:

• Hospital during battle
• Amputations
• Deaths
• Students report
• Soldiers seen

The Cashtown Inn

Confederate HQ:

• General Hill stayed
• Heavy energy
• Activity constant
• Guests experience
• Historical site

Ghost Photography

Captured evidence:

• Countless photos
• Extra figures appear
• Soldiers in backgrounds
• Unexpected images
• Well documented

Professional Witnesses

Who reports:

• Park Rangers
• Tour guides
• Historians
• Researchers
• All confirm

Significance

America’s bloodiest battle creating its most intensely haunted location over 160 years.

Legacy

Gettysburg proves that mass violent death leaves permanent marks. 51,000 men died in three days—and many of them have never left the field where they fell.