Explore documented historical events intertwined with paranormal encounters. From Civil War battlefields to colonial-era hauntings.
Decades before the American Revolution brought armies to ravage the future nation of the United States, another military campaign unfolded in the rugged wilderness of western Pennsylvania, leaving behind its own tale of defeat, death, and lingering sorrow associated with British Major General Edward Braddock.
Mishibizhiw is a figure of immense power and complexity, whose identity is woven through a tapestry of names, physical forms, and a dualistic nature that embodies the very element it commands.
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Some who walk the island's trails today, especially as dusk settles or when rain mists the air, speak of unsettling experiences near the overgrown ruins. They don't necessarily see a full apparition, but report sudden, inexplicable chills that have nothing to do with the weather. Others describe an overwhelming wave of sadness or panic washing over them when they near the riverbank, a phantom echo of the terror felt that night.
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In the immediate aftermath, this once peaceful town was transformed into a scene of utter devastation. Eyewitness accounts describe streets literally running with blood, fields littered with the dead and dying of both armies, the carcasses of horses left to rot, and the landscape left barren. A "sickening, overpowering, awful stench" hung heavy in the July air. Homes, churches, public buildings, and the College were commandeered as makeshift field hospitals, struggling to cope with the thousands of wounded soldiers left behind."
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The dozen visitors began discussing Michael's opinion of the tragic story of Brigadier General Elon Farnsworth's final moments - how he had protested the suicidal order to charge well-placed Confederate infantry across this broken ground, but had ultimately led his men forward rather than have his courage questioned.
Past & Paranormal