Archive # 144 Gettysburg

Show Notes 🕰️ INTRO Recording straight from Gettysburg, we explore the lingering cries of battle and restless spirits haunting this historic ground. 📜 A BLOODY BACKDROP The 1863 Battle of Gettysburg left over 50,000 casualties. The town became a chaotic hospital filled with unimaginable suffering and death, imprinting a dark energy still felt today. 👻 GHOSTS OF GETTYSBURG Devil’s Den: Site of fierce fighting and mass death, haunted by whispers, phantom gunfire, and the infamous barefoot ghost who mysteriously appears and vanishes. Phantom Cavalryman: Witnesses report a ghostly horseman charging then disappearing, with unexplained voices and cold spots surrounding the area. The name “Devil’s Den” predates the war, tied to older supernatural tales. 👻 Farnsworth House Inn Once a sniper’s nest and hospital, now a B&B with 16 known spirits. Guests report disembodied sounds, the ghost of a midwife, a playful boy spirit, and eerie jaw harp music from the attic. Sara Black Room: Known for ghostly figures, cold touches, and overwhelming pressure on guests. The Cook: A temperamental kitchen spirit known for moving objects and tugging on aprons. Halloween Broadcast Incident: A live radio broadcast sparked chaos when the crew’s blue clothing and the word “Captain” triggered Confederate soldier spirits into frenzy, mistaking them for Union spies. Shadow figures, footsteps, and voices followed. 👻 Sachs Covered Bridge Built in 1852, used during the Battle of Gettysburg as a crucial crossing. Three Confederate soldiers disguised as Union troops were hanged from the bridge, their spirits said to haunt the area. Reports include phantom cigar smoke, distant cannon fire, ghostly moans, cold spots, and mysterious taps on shoulders. Witnesses claim to see three disembodied heads floating above the bridge. EVP recordings capture voices saying, “Go back,” “He’s watching,” and a whispered “Help.” 🎓 Pennsylvania Hall — Time Slips & Screams Historic dorm and field hospital from the battle, now Gettysburg College’s Old Dorm. The infamous “Elevator Incident”: two admins rode the elevator to the basement only to witness a vivid Civil War hospital scene before it vanished. Multiple witnesses have seen shadowy figures, soldiers waving from the cupola, and experienced eerie cold spots and unexplained noises. Psychics describe it as a spiritual “hotspot” where time folds, allowing brief physical crossings into the past. Students report footsteps, whispers, flickering lights, and building “moods” affecting technology and atmosphere. 🧒 The Orphans and the Dungeon — Children’s Orphanage Former Civil War hospital turned orphanage for children left by the battle. Headmistress Rosa J. Carmichael ruled cruelly: children beaten, starved, chained in a basement dungeon. Conditions worsened; children locked inside, punished severely, some missing. Rosa tried to resist justice but was eventually forced out. Today, visitors report ghostly crying, voices, chains clanging, and children’s spirits lurking in shadows. 🌲 Ghosts in the Grove — Cemetery Hill’s Hidden Horror Over 4,000 Union dead buried here, making it a powerful spir