Historic haunted places in Gettysburg, PA. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Open for ticketed ghost hunts and overnight stays.
Cannon fire struck this building during the battle, and it was used as a hospital afterward. Investigation teams report EMF spikes in the areas believed to have been surgical stati…
Built in 1837 between the lines, it was hit twice by cannon fire and taken by sharpshooters. Thirty-six soldiers were briefly buried on the grounds, and uniformed figures are said …
Confederate sharpshooters used the house during the battle. It is believed to hold up to 16 spirits, including soldiers, a midwife and a cranky cook, with music in the attic and ac…
When this building was a wax museum, people reported voices whispering "mine" and a Confederate soldier said to have been buried beneath the site before the museum was built. The s…
Where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, visitors report soft weeping or whispers at dusk near the Union state plots and faint drum or bugle sounds. Folklore says the lantern-lik…
This tavern was a field hospital for three days during the battle. The most-cited ghost is a Union soldier called James Culbertson, seen by the main entrance, and there are also re…
Jennie Wade, 20, was the only civilian killed in the battle, struck while baking bread for Union troops. Visitors report whispers, cold spots and her figure in the rooms, near a do…
Founded for children orphaned by the battle, it turned dark under headmistress Rosa Carmichael, with tales of children chained in a basement dungeon. Visitors report small shadowy …
Both armies crossed this Marsh Creek bridge, and at least three Southern soldiers were reportedly hanged here. Visitors describe phantom cigar smoke, taps on the shoulder and dista…
Open to the public (free; Gettysburg National Military Park).
Licensed guides single out this stone-walled field, fought over on the battle's second day, as the place where electronics fail most often. They describe fresh batteries draining i…