The Haunted History of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, stands as the site of the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War. Thousands of American men lost their lives here, leading many to believe that the area is haunted to this day. Furthermore, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address at this historic location, which we will share in full later in this article.
A Legacy of Ghostly Encounters
For over 150 years, the battlefield has earned a reputation as a notoriously haunted site. This pivotal conflict marked Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s final invasion of the North, where Union troops decisively turned him back.
Ghost Sightings on Film
Recently, Greg Yuelling from New Jersey claims to have captured compelling evidence of ghost sightings at Gettysburg. While driving through the now-national park battleground at night, he recorded footage on September 2, 2022. His video strongly suggests that the spirits of those who fought there still linger, haunting the grounds.
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Here is Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863:
“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
“Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
“But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Modern Ghost Hunting
With advancements in technology, more videos continue to capture ghostly activity at Gettysburg. Such footage fuels the debate about the site’s haunting presence.
Do you believe the site of the Battle of Gettysburg is haunted today? Watch the footage and decide for yourself.
