The George Weikert farm is at the corner where United States Avenue, Sedgwick Avenue and Hancock Avenue come together. (Tour map: Sedgwick Avenue) It is one of several Weickert farms in the area at the time of the battle, with three belonging to George’s sons and another to a distant cousin. There is also a George W. Weickert farm, also known as the Timbers farm, south of Brooke Avenue.

George Weikert was born around 1801 and moved to the Gettysburg area from Maryland in 1838. He bought the 78 acre farm north of Little Round Top in 1852.

George and his family left the farm during the fighting. Afterwards they returned to scenes of desolation familiar to many Gettysburg residents. The house was a field hospital, with wounded filling the parlor and amputated arms and legs piled outside the windows. According to family history, six men died just in the parlor, and the yard was filled with graves. When the buried were exhumed to be placed in the National Cemetery, the missing parlor rug was found, cut into strips as the top and bottom layers of the burial trench.

After the battle the farm was purchased by survivors of the New Jersey Brigade to preserve the land that the brigade held during the battle. The New Jersey Brigade’s monument is about 200 yards east of Weickert farmhouse. The farm today is owned by the National Park Service.

The George Weikert Farm has long been associated with stories of lingering spirits believed to be connected to its use as a Civil War field hospital. Visitors and investigators often report a heavy atmosphere around the farmhouse, especially near the areas where wounded soldiers once lay suffering. The emotional intensity of the events that occurred here is often cited as a possible source of residual energy.

One of the most commonly reported experiences involves the sensation of being watched while standing near the farmhouse or walking the surrounding grounds. Witnesses have described an unshakable feeling that they are not alone even when the area is quiet and empty. This feeling often peaks near the former parlor where multiple soldiers reportedly died during the battle.

Inside the farmhouse there are reports of physical disturbances that continue to puzzle visitors. A door on the second floor is said to refuse to stay closed even after attempts have been made to secure it shut. Some claim it has even been nailed closed only to be found open again, suggesting an unexplained force at work within the structure.

Additional activity has been reported above the living spaces where footsteps have been heard moving through the attic. These sounds are often described as slow and deliberate, as if someone were pacing overhead despite there being no one present. The noises are typically heard during quiet moments, making them stand out sharply against the stillness of the property.

Perhaps the most unusual reports involve what some describe as phantom gatherings on the second floor. Visitors have claimed to hear what sounds like a distant party with faint music, clinking glasses, and murmured voices echoing through the rooms. Paranormal investigators often suggest this may be a form of residual haunting where past moments are imprinted on the environment and replay without awareness or interaction.