Haunting Tales from the Battle of Gettysburg

TLDR The Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, has left a lasting impression on the area, with many reports of paranormal activity at the Devil's Den. Visitors have experienced encounters with Civil War ghosts, including a young man in uniform and a helpful Confederate soldier named the helpful hippie.

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00:00 The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, resulting in thousands of deaths and casualties over three days.
02:24 The Devil's Den at Gettysburg is a haunted area with large boulders that made it difficult for soldiers to fight during the battle.
04:40 The horrific emotions experienced by soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg have led to the belief that the area is haunted, with Devil's Den being a particularly significant location where Confederate troops took control and caused many casualties.
07:23 The Devil's Den at Gettysburg is a place of massive casualties and remains a scary place to paranormal investigators, ghost hunters, and tourists interested in ghosts.
09:53 A young woman at the Devil's Den in Gettysburg felt someone grab her ankle, looked down and saw a young man in a Civil War uniform, but he disappeared when she screamed; a woman once saw a disheveled figure at the Devil's Den who pointed her in the right direction, and it turned out to be a Civil War ghost.
12:04 A woman at the Devil's Den in Gettysburg saw a raggedy man who pointed at her Texas sweatshirt and disappeared, leading her to believe he was a Confederate soldier named the helpful hippie; many people have reported strange experiences at Gettysburg, such as cameras not working, and Mark Nesbitt believes it is revenge from the ghosts for staged photographs.
14:27 The American Battlefield Trust, in charge of preserving the historic site, says there is no such thing as ghosts and that water on a camera lens is water, not a ghostly orb.
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