Many claim they have witnessed paranormal sightings of young men in uniform. Others that have journeyed into the area report sightings of actual ghosts.

Some pictures taken of green grass become black when the film is developed. Some who have taken pictures in Devil’s Den have images of blurry apparitions of soldiers or weapons that weren’t there when the picture was taken. There have also been reports of people that are lucky enough to take a photo have their footage imprinted with a ghostly presence.

Tourists have reported entering the area with a fully charged camera and then in mere seconds the battery life is completely drained. They now reputedly haunt this area of Devil’s Den.Īmong many of the manifestations in this area, it’s reported that the ghosts often interfere with people trying to take pictures. Photographers on the scene were reported moving the many dead bodies off the trail so they could get a better picture of the battlefield.īecause many of these men were moved from their final resting place it is commonly believed that they were never able to move on into the afterlife. This rocky area filled with massive boulders has a unique layout that allowed sharpshooters to lay low undetected while they took out hundreds of troops passing by. Many areas of the battlefield are set with paranormal activity, the most active being Devil’s Den. It was known as the turning point in the civil war with the catastrophic death toll. The battle lasted for three days and in the end an estimated 50,000 Americans lost their lives. It all started in 1863 when Confederate and Union troops ensued in the bloody battle of Gettysburg. Updated – One of the most notoriously haunted places in Pennsylvania, Devil’s Den has been known to harbor ghosts and apparitions of fallen soldiers of the Civil War. Photo credit left: flickr/kjkmep right: flickr/tclaud

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