THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG
JULY 1.2.3, 1863
CASE REPORT BY THE UFO RESEARCH CENTER OF PENNSYLVANIA
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
COPYRIGHT 2011
UFO RESEARCH CENTER OF PENNSYLVANIA
The Battle
On July 1, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of
General Robert E. Lee with a force of 75,000 men and the Army of the
Potomac, under the command of General George C. Meade with a
force of 97,000 men concentrated together at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania to do battle in what is described as the supreme battle
of the 2000 plus land battles fought between the North and the
South. This engagement at Gettysburg on the 1,2,3 of July 1863 would
see over 51,000 casualties from both sides. In no other battle in
American History have so many fought and died. Over 634 cannon
and 197,000 men with 569 tons of ammunition having been expended
and when it was over, 5000 dead horses and the wreckage of war put
forth a scene of utter devastation and death. With Pickett’s Charge
against superior Union firepower a failure, the battle was over and
the Union was in tact, but the war would go on another 2 bloody
years before the cannon where silenced and the cries of the wounded
would not fill the air of the battlefields. Names like the Peach
Orchard, Wheatfield, Devil’s Den, Little Round Top, Culp’s Hill and
Cemetery Ridge would fall into the history books.
Paranormal Gettysburg
Paranormal activity has in most cases been found in places where the
lost of life was unexpected, sudden and in this case expected due to
the follies of men and of war.
Devil’s Den
The most talked about area of the battlefield in paranormal circles.
Devil’s Den was an out cropping of large boulders where Confederate
Sharpshooters (Snipers) would lay in wait for Union soldiers to pass
by and they were credited with hundreds of kills before they were
eliminated by Union troops. One paranormal investigator of which we
hold with high esteem said “There is something there and I do believe it is pure evil” Reports of feelings of being watched, evil, and death
surround the area known as Devil’s Den. Paranormal researchers
report EVP, extreme temperature drops, apparitions, photos that
won’t develop, batteries going dead, failed electronic devices etc. This
is truly an evil place said one. Confederates could not climb the rocky
out cropping with out being killed by Union sharpshooters fire from
Little Round Top. So once they gained their position it was usually a
short stay as they were being fired upon and killed as soon as they got
there, once discovered. They had no place to bury their dead so they
would push the bodies into the crevices between the rocks.
GETTYSBURG
JULY 1.2.3, 1863
CASE REPORT BY THE UFO RESEARCH CENTER OF PENNSYLVANIA
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
COPYRIGHT 2011
UFO RESEARCH CENTER OF PENNSYLVANIA
The Battle
On July 1, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of
General Robert E. Lee with a force of 75,000 men and the Army of the
Potomac, under the command of General George C. Meade with a
force of 97,000 men concentrated together at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania to do battle in what is described as the supreme battle
of the 2000 plus land battles fought between the North and the
South. This engagement at Gettysburg on the 1,2,3 of July 1863 would
see over 51,000 casualties from both sides. In no other battle in
American History have so many fought and died. Over 634 cannon
and 197,000 men with 569 tons of ammunition having been expended
and when it was over, 5000 dead horses and the wreckage of war put
forth a scene of utter devastation and death. With Pickett’s Charge
against superior Union firepower a failure, the battle was over and
the Union was in tact, but the war would go on another 2 bloody
years before the cannon where silenced and the cries of the wounded
would not fill the air of the battlefields. Names like the Peach
Orchard, Wheatfield, Devil’s Den, Little Round Top, Culp’s Hill and
Cemetery Ridge would fall into the history books.
Paranormal Gettysburg
Paranormal activity has in most cases been found in places where the
lost of life was unexpected, sudden and in this case expected due to
the follies of men and of war.
Devil’s Den
The most talked about area of the battlefield in paranormal circles.
Devil’s Den was an out cropping of large boulders where Confederate
Sharpshooters (Snipers) would lay in wait for Union soldiers to pass
by and they were credited with hundreds of kills before they were
eliminated by Union troops. One paranormal investigator of which we
hold with high esteem said “There is something there and I do believe it is pure evil” Reports of feelings of being watched, evil, and death
surround the area known as Devil’s Den. Paranormal researchers
report EVP, extreme temperature drops, apparitions, photos that
won’t develop, batteries going dead, failed electronic devices etc. This
is truly an evil place said one. Confederates could not climb the rocky
out cropping with out being killed by Union sharpshooters fire from
Little Round Top. So once they gained their position it was usually a
short stay as they were being fired upon and killed as soon as they got
there, once discovered. They had no place to bury their dead so they
would push the bodies into the crevices between the rocks.
The mental impact was so devastating on one Alabama soldier
rescued from the rocks at Devil’s Den he muttered “Awful, awful
rocks” for weeks.
The Farnsworth House
Taken over by Confederate sharpshooters on the first day of the
battle to take out the enemy as they came in range. Reports of cigar
smoke, footsteps, being touched by an unknown entity, EVP’s and
objects being moved for no apparent reason have been reported. It
was from this vantage point it is though the stray bullet that killed
Jennie Wade, the only civilian casualty of the battle came.
The Jennie Wade House
Jennie Wade is said to wander the house with her father who was
institutionalized after her death from a snipers stray bullet.
Paranormal investigators report very strange feelings of remorse
upon entering the house. Jennie’s father passed away in the “Poor
House” years later.
The Battlefield
Many tourists to the battlefield report reenactments of the battle.
When, no reenactments were scheduled. Apparitions of shaggy
dressed men in floppy hats atop Devil’s Den, said to be Confederates
from Texas. A barefoot ghost wearing a floppy hat and buckskin often
seen walking through the park and often mistaken by visitors as a re-enactor, have posed with him for photos which never developed his image. Soldiers, marching in order. Sentries posted along the woods on the Confederate side. Cannons manned by Union tropps. Harmonica music. Rebel yells and rifle reports.
It is a fact that these brave soldiers from both sides were treated just
as badly after the battle. The corpses were robbed and gold teeth and
gold fillings were stolen along with jewelry and other personal effects.
Could it be that these restless souls far from home continue to fight
this battle over and over again? Their home is now the 25 square
miles encompassing the battlefield for time and eternity?
Paranormal Investigators strive to prove ghosts do exist. They do that
through the use of electronic devises, infrared cameras, and scientific
methods. Many Paranormal Investigators have witnessed and
photographed or taken EVP recordings at Gettysburg Battlefield and
all seem satisfied that it is truly a haunted place. One or two instances
can be explained. As one investigator put it, but not hundreds in the
same area by people from all walks of life over so many years. Many
of these claims are beyond explanation. Re-enactors report being
pushed aside during staged battles and being shoved off trails as they
embark into the battle. Ghostly figures appear on the battle lines
riding horses and waving sabers during re-enactments. A specter
resembling General Lee sitting atop a white horse in the wooded area
on the Confederate side of Pickett’s Charge with his head hanging
down. All have been documented by paranormal groups in
Pennsylvania and from around the country and the world. Even
reports of UFO’s along with photos of them taken at Gettysburg
Battlefield have been reported and documented.
We are well aware of the skeptics that call the Gettysburg Battlefield
a tourist trap and that could be true in some very small measure. We
see it as hollowed ground where many died for a cause they believed
in. And if the reports of restless souls wandering the battlefield are
true we can only hope they one day will find peace. We on the other
hand feel the Battlefield has something un-natural taking place and
reports will be taken and the investigation will continue.
