Gettysburg Battlefield - Little Round Top

A Brief History: Little Round Top is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania off Sykes Avenue. It is about 2 miles from the field where the Battle of Gettysburg took place and is in close proximity to Devil’s Den, Big Round Top and the Wheat Fields. Little Round Top itself stands about 60 feet tall. The hill was formed by frost wedging thus creating its massive boulders. This location played a key role during the Civil War. Confederate soldiers from the South and Union soldiers from the North met at Gettysburg in one of the last battles of the war. It was a turning point for the North and allowed them to eventually win the war.

The battle that took place on Little Round Top, which was another turning point in the war. On July 2, 1863 the area surrounding Little Round Top was occupied by Confederate troops. The hill though was left unprotected. Realizing that Confederate troops were approaching Union soldiers positioned themselves on the hill. Confederate troops were positioned at both Little Round Top and Big Round Top. Heavy fire was exchanged. Running low on ammunition, Union soldiers wielded their Bayonets and made a final charge down the hill. The charge led to the capture of many Confederate soldiers and allowed Union soldiers to take over many of their camps. When the gunfire stopped 29 Union soldiers were reported missing, 134 were killed, and 402 were wounded. The Confederates on the other hand reported 219 missing, 279 killed, and 868 wounded of the 4,864 soldiers that were positioned around the hill. By Civil War standards the fact that the Union regiment started out with 2,995 soldiers and lost a little over 550 was considered a victory.

Haunted History: There are claims that if you are at Little Round Top during night or even during the day that you can hear gunshots, cannon fire, drums, marching, footsteps, and soldiers yelling or screaming. Many photos are taken at this location by tourists as well as paranormal investigators, and some claim that their camera batteries and equipment loses power for no apparent reason. During the filming of a movie at this location the cast and crew also claimed to have seen the apparition of an old soldier roaming around the grounds.