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Civil War Battlefield A View Into The Past

Posted on July 5, 2009

Me and some members of my Family were on vacation to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a well know Civil War battlefield, in 2004. At this time I was only about 10 years old. There is a covered bridge located in one of the corners of the battlefield. It was built in the early 1800s and is named Sacks Bridge. During the retreat of the confederate army on July 4th 1863, the long wagon train of wounded and dying men crossed the span. It is said that this bridge is haunted by the men who died crossing it on the way back to Virginia.

Well I have never really believed in ghosts ,but my aunt who was on the trip, was an avid believer. She insisted that we go and visit every “haunted” part of the battlefield. And Sacks Bridge just happened to fall under this category. So we went there during the day. We took many pictures, and in a few there were orbs floating around, and in another there was the misty outline of a figure in the corner of the shot. My aunt also says in one of her pictures looking down the length of the bridge, the front of the bridge is firm, while the far end appears to be “washing away.” We did not think much of it at the time, until later on a tour of the battlefield, a park ranger mentioned that sacks bridge had washed away in a storm in the late 1800s. It was later rebuilt.

Could the ghosts of the Civil War be giving us insight into the disaster that washed the bridge that so many men died on away? or was it just a fluke of the camera? I don’t know if we will ever know, but my aunt still firmly believes it was a “true” encounter!

Another incident took place at night on that same trip. It was about 10:00 at night, and we drove to part of the killing fields that got the names “Triangular field” “Devils Den” and “The Slaughter Pen.” Triangular field was a field that is bordered on two sides by heavy woods, and the other end is a slope up to the place known as Devils Den. It was here that on July 2nd, Confederate forces made very heroic charges across the field and up the slope into the devastating fire of the Union defenders muskets, and cannon. Devils Den is an outcropping of prehistoric rock that was piled on top of each other in the last ice age. This is where many men died on both sides, fighting among the crags and crevices of the boulders. And finally The Slaughter Pen is a swampy area where men of the confederate army were bogged down and shot. Anyway back to the story.

As we were walking around, my aunt said she heard screams and saw flashes of light, even though no one else did. She had my father turn on the video camera and record for a solid 10 minutes. She then insisted that we leave and head straight back for our 5th wheel. When we arrived back at the camper she had us hook the camera up to the TV so we could watch the lights and hear the screams. When we watched the recording there were no lights or screams, just 10 minutes of rocks, grass, and trees. My aunt insists that it did happen.

Once again could the ghosts of so long ago be giving my aunt insight into the atrocities of battle? We will never know! And finally a less important story, on one of the final nights of our stay we went to a place called the “Wheat Field.” It was here that many men in the Union army died trying to rush a stone from which Confederate men poured lead into their lines. When we arrived a light breeze kicked up and a chilling feeling crept over us. We all independently decided to leave at the same time without saying a word to each other. I still visit Gettysburg often but I have never hade anymore “encounters!”

Gettysburg is a National Millitary park ran by the Park Service. It is open to the public, and guided tours are offered regularly. Along with ghost tours of the town.

Sent in by Tyler Mazur, Copyright 2009




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