Gettysburg Battlefield - Cemetery Hill

A Brief History: Cemetery Hill is a battlefield located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. All three days of the Battle of Gettysburg were fought on this hill. The Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1 to July 3, 1863. The hill itself stands about 80 feet higher than the surrounding areas of Gettysburg making it a strategic fighting point.

On the first day of the battle Union troops were out numbered and pushed back to the south hills of Gettysburg. These hills included Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill. On the second day Union troops formed a defensive fishhook formation through out the hills. The hills were attacked by Confederate troops but the Union soldiers held their position. On July 3 the fighting resumed on Culp’s Hill. At this point Robert E. Lee and his Confederate troops faced defeat and were forced to retreat back to Virginia.

About 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, missing or captured over the course of three days. Today there is a statue at the top of Cemetery Hill that serves as a monument to all those that lost their lives during this battle. Anyone can visit this site and walk around it during the day.

Haunted History: There have been claims that this site is haunted. People have reported seeing apparitions of soldiers walking around on the battlefield. Other claims include the chatter of people talking on the field and the sounds of a battle being fought. It is also said that you can here cannon fire coming from the field when demonstrations or re-enactments aren’t taking place. There are also claims of hearing a horse galloping, amd then just disappear.