Antietam Battlefield
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862.
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21 Haunted locations in Battlefields
People frequently consider battlefields to be haunted due to the significant trauma and death that occurred there. Many soldiers died in violent and sudden ways, leaving behind a strong emotional energy that some people believe can remain in the area. This belief has led to reports of ghostly apparitions, sounds of battle, and other paranormal experiences, especially in places where a large number of soldiers were buried in unmarked graves. Furthermore, war may have instilled high levels of dread in young soldiers, resulting in these emotions persisting in the area.
Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill is 0.75 mi (1.21 km) south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which played a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Devil's Den Gettysburg
Devils Den is a boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, once used by artillery and infantry (e.g., sharpshooters) on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
East Cemetery Hill
East Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania that was the site of a battle during the American Civil War
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal of French power from North America.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
This park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.
Gettysburg National Military Park
One of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War took place on this battlefield.
Henry Hill Visitor Center
Manassas National Battlefield Park is a unit of the National Park Service located in Prince William County, Virginia, north of Manassas, that preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles.
John Burns Monument
The memorial was dedicated on July 1, 1903.
Little Bighorn Battlefield
Little Bighorn Battlefield in Crow Agency, Montana, marks one of the most famous and tragic conflicts in American history.
Little Round Top Gettysburg
Little Round Top is the second highest point on the battlefield (after Big Round Top) and was one of the most strategic locations on the battlefield.
Major General John Sedgwick Gettysburg
The equestrian monument to Major General John Sedgwick is south of Gettysburg on Sedgwick Avenue. It was dedicated in 1913 by the State of Connecticut.
McPherson Ridge Railway Cut
The railway cut of the Gettysburg Battlefield was the place of an 1863 military engagement during the first Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, near the Edward McPherson farmhouse.
Reynold's Woods
aka Herbst Woods or sometimes called McPherson Woods, now known as Reynolds Woods,is a wooded area west of McPherson Ridge near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a dendritic ridge that served as an area of military engagements during the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, which was fought between July 1 and July 3, 1863 in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Spangler's Spring
Spangler’s Spring at Gettysburg is a natural spring on the south base of Culp’s Hill.
The Angle at Gettysburg
This area, encompassed by the stone wall running south and the wall extending east, became known after the Battle of Gettysburg as the Angle.
The Grove
Considered by most ghost tours to be one of the most paranormal active non-National Park Service locations in Gettysburg.
The Peach Orchard
A strategic battle area during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Valley of Death Gettysburg
The Valley of Death is a battlefield area in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania that's considered one of the most haunted places in the United States
Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center
The Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center, nestled within the Colonial National Historical Park, is primarily known for its role in interpreting the final major battle of the American Revolution