Haunted places in Gettysburg

The Devils Den was a Confederate stronghold throughout most of the battle of Gettysburg, but the rocky geography of the Devils Den was very difficult for southerners who found that they could not climb the rocks without being

Without doubt one of the creepiest (and most haunted) places on the battlefield is near the Old Trostle farm. This was a hog farm in 1863. It’s said that during the fighting some of it’s fences were broken and hogs escaped onto the field where wounded men lay vulnerable to attack.

Ghost tours are a popular activity in gettysburg. They seem to satisfy a natural curiosity people have about the paranormal, unlike regular battlefield tours which focus exclusively on facts and figures, and since they extend beyond the official battlefield they are one of the few ways to learn about the history of the town.