Gettysburg Civil War Ghosts
51,000 soldiers died in three days at Gettysburg. Their spirits have never left—phantom soldiers, spectral gunfire, and full reenactments play out across the battlefield and surrounding town every night.
America’s Most Haunted Battlefield
The Battle of Gettysburg killed 51,000 men in three days of July 1863. The battlefield, hospitals, and surrounding town have produced more paranormal reports than perhaps any location in America—phantom armies still fighting their eternal war.
The Battle
July 1-3, 1863:
- Bloodiest Civil War battle
- 51,000 casualties
- Three days of carnage
- Turning point
- Overwhelming death
The Dead
The toll:
- 7,863 killed
- 33,264 wounded
- Many more died later
- Mass graves
- Countless unidentified
The Battlefield
Active locations:
- Devil’s Den
- Little Round Top
- The Wheatfield
- Pickett’s Charge field
- Entire area
Devil’s Den
Rock formation:
- Sharpshooter position
- Many died here
- Most active area
- Photographs anomalous
- Equipment fails
Little Round Top
Strategic hill:
- Intense fighting
- Many casualties
- Apparitions seen
- Soldiers walking
- Evening activity
The Wheatfield
Changed hands 6 times:
- Heavy fighting
- Massive casualties
- One of bloodiest areas
- Apparitions reported
- Sounds heard
Farnsworth House Inn
Historic building:
- Used as hospital
- Confederate sharpshooter
- Heavily haunted
- Multiple spirits
- Guest experiences
Jenny Wade House
Civilian casualty:
- Only civilian killed
- Stray bullet
- Her spirit remains
- House museum
- Active haunting
The Phenomena
What’s reported:
- Full apparitions
- Phantom gunfire
- Battle sounds
- Cannon fire
- Marching troops
Ghost Tours
Major industry:
- Nightly tours
- Multiple companies
- Year-round
- Popular destination
- Consistent experiences
Photographic Evidence
Images captured:
- Soldier apparitions
- Light anomalies
- Unexplained figures
- Multiple photographers
- Compelling images
Battle Reenactments
Spectral soldiers:
- Full formations seen
- Then vanish
- Not living reenactors
- Witnessed by many
- Ongoing phenomenon
Significance
America’s bloodiest battle creating the country’s most haunted battlefield with thousands of witnesses.
Legacy
Gettysburg proves that massive trauma leaves permanent marks—51,000 casualties still fighting, dying, and wandering the fields where they fell over 160 years ago.