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<v Speaker 1>Gettysburg ghosts what is said to be the grizzliest battle

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<v Speaker 1>to ever take place on American soil. The Civil War

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<v Speaker 1>began on July first, eighteen sixty three, when Confederate Army

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<v Speaker 1>General Robert E. Lee confidently marched his troops through Pennsylvania,

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<v Speaker 1>where they planned to launch an attack on Union forces,

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<v Speaker 1>But miscalculations on the battlefield cost the Confederacy to fight

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<v Speaker 1>and many lives. Total of nearly fifty one thousand casualties

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<v Speaker 1>were tallied by the end of the three day battle.

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<v Speaker 1>With so many corpses and so much carnage, it was

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<v Speaker 1>impossible to bury all the dead. Many were buried quickly

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<v Speaker 1>simply to get them out of the way, and without

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<v Speaker 1>proper rights at that. It's no surprise to those of

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<v Speaker 1>us in this community that many of those soldiers, most

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<v Speaker 1>of whose names have been long since forgotten, still roam

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<v Speaker 1>the area and haunt the nearby ends and homes which

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<v Speaker 1>were used as makeshift hospitals and morgues. The battlefield itself,

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<v Speaker 1>where so much the blood was shed, is arguably one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most haunted in the United States. There's an

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<v Speaker 1>almost infinite number of reports, phantom cries and screams, ghostly

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<v Speaker 1>apparitions dressed in the same now how to date garb

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<v Speaker 1>they wore when the massacre happened in near and around

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<v Speaker 1>Gettysburg Battlefield. There's even been an immeasurable number of people

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<v Speaker 1>who have reported hearing ghostly music from the Civil War

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<v Speaker 1>era playing softly in the background, whether they've visited or

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<v Speaker 1>toured one place or another at the infamous site. There

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<v Speaker 1>are reports of the sounds of horse hooves dropping along

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<v Speaker 1>the fields and streets in front of the ends and

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<v Speaker 1>restaurants many horses felt during the battle, and yes, animals

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<v Speaker 1>can be ghosts too. There wouldn't be a way to

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<v Speaker 1>mention every single victim of such a vicious and brutal war,

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<v Speaker 1>but today we want to take the time to discuss

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<v Speaker 1>at least some of them here in this video. Even

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<v Speaker 1>the most skeptical of the non believers would be hard

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<v Speaker 1>pressed to deny every single evidentiary piece of information, report,

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<v Speaker 1>or sighting happening here every single day in Gettysburg. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been there for one of their famous ghost tours, or

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<v Speaker 1>out for some relaxation at one of the beautiful bed

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<v Speaker 1>and breakfast, or just staying a few nights at one

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<v Speaker 1>of the many haunted hotels or ends, you're sure, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're there long enough and pay half attention to what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on around you to have a run in with

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<v Speaker 1>at least one of these spirits or lost souls who

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<v Speaker 1>have so long ago passed away but for whatever reason

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<v Speaker 1>can't or won't move on. A hot spot where many

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<v Speaker 1>visitors have Gettysburg Battlegrounds like to stay is a former

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<v Speaker 1>farm house now called the Balladeri Inn. The patio in

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<v Speaker 1>the back overlooks the gazebo, and the view from this

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<v Speaker 1>spot is relaxing and peaceful, to say the least. However,

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<v Speaker 1>once you know a bit more of the history of

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<v Speaker 1>this particular area, you may have a hard time keeping

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<v Speaker 1>your eyes from roaming again and again towards the gazebo itself.

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<v Speaker 1>Back during the battle, the Balladeri End served as a

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<v Speaker 1>Union hospital. It's no wonder some of the main experiences

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<v Speaker 1>reported here by guests and staff alike are bone chilling.

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<v Speaker 1>Whales of the dying souls as they lay in the

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<v Speaker 1>most unbearably excruciating pain one could even imagine while they

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<v Speaker 1>were waiting for their turn to be treated, and even

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<v Speaker 1>then the treatments available back then, usually consist of either amputation,

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<v Speaker 1>a shot of morphine, or simply laying around waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>death to come. It's no wonder some of the souls

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<v Speaker 1>are so haunted by the way they left this world

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<v Speaker 1>and continue to scream, complete in pain, with anyone and

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<v Speaker 1>everyone who will listen. After all, there's no sounds of

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<v Speaker 1>cat and fire or absolute chaos to round out the

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<v Speaker 1>pitiful and grievous wells these days, although sometimes even phantom

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<v Speaker 1>shots have been reported. There are, however, plenty of guests

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<v Speaker 1>seeking to attend to reenactments, ghost hunters waiting for just

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<v Speaker 1>those very screams, and even regular people who are simply

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<v Speaker 1>in Gettysburg for the history of it all because Zebo

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<v Speaker 1>in particular is said to be a hotspot of paranormal activity,

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<v Speaker 1>as the soldiers who died can be seen standing around there,

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<v Speaker 1>still proud in their uniform they so painfully left us

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<v Speaker 1>realm wearing. Sometimes they salute and other times they simply stare.

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<v Speaker 1>But most of the time, if you listened very closely,

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<v Speaker 1>those aforementioned wales and screams can be heard all around

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<v Speaker 1>at all hours of the day and night, simply by

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<v Speaker 1>sitting in the area of the gazebo. The n's proprietor,

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<v Speaker 1>a woman named Judy C, told a story one time

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<v Speaker 1>to a woman doing a piece on exactly what we're

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<v Speaker 1>discussing here today. The ghost Saghettysburg story goes that an

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<v Speaker 1>FBI officer who was also a paranormal investigator was standing

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<v Speaker 1>in the kitchen having a conversation with Miss Judy. He

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<v Speaker 1>somewhat playfully asked if she believed in ghosts. Oddly enough,

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<v Speaker 1>the proprietor of an allegedly haunted in replied to the

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<v Speaker 1>investigator in the negative. She did not believe in ghosts.

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<v Speaker 1>The digitant informed her that there right behind where she

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<v Speaker 1>was standing there talking to him, stood the apparition of

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<v Speaker 1>a portly woman, complete with a long dress covered by

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<v Speaker 1>an apron, her hair and a messy bun. I wonder

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<v Speaker 1>if that changed her mind at all. Now. There's another place,

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<v Speaker 1>the historic Dobbin Inn, which existed during the Civil War

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and which is part of one of the

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<v Speaker 1>many ghost tours in the town. The ghost to an

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<v Speaker 1>unnamed Confederate soldier is said to stare forlornly out war

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<v Speaker 1>the second floor windows. During one of these ghost tours,

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<v Speaker 1>you may come across the house on Baltimore Street, or

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<v Speaker 1>the television and computers stay on. It's said that it's

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<v Speaker 1>been that way ever since. The occupants one day ran

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<v Speaker 1>out and left everything they owned with the gloves on

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<v Speaker 1>their backs behind. They were so terrified of the alleged

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<v Speaker 1>ghosts of the Confederate soldiers who are said to still

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<v Speaker 1>haunk this place. While some ghosts are sad and yet

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<v Speaker 1>others are angry and confused, some are the innocence, not

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<v Speaker 1>soldiers at all, innocent bystanders for those that were caught

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<v Speaker 1>up in the war for other reasons, people that in

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<v Speaker 1>fact had nothing to do with the war going on

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<v Speaker 1>around them. Some were made casualties, and some passed away

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<v Speaker 1>simply because the dangers of life way back then but

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<v Speaker 1>said that just turning a corner could get you killed

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred different ways. Take, for example, a little boy

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<v Speaker 1>only known as Jeremy, whose spirit is said to lurk

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<v Speaker 1>at the Farnsworth End, deeply involved in seemingly perpetual game

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<v Speaker 1>of marbles. Jeremy was injured during a horse and carriage

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<v Speaker 1>incident during the Civil War, after being carried into a

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<v Speaker 1>nearby house and also being assured by a doctor that

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<v Speaker 1>he was safe, Jeremy died and continues to haunt the

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<v Speaker 1>well known area to this very day. Is it possible

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<v Speaker 1>that there residual energy left behind in a place filled

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<v Speaker 1>with so much pain, anguish, rage, defeat, sadness and death

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<v Speaker 1>could eventually coax spirits who otherwise would or could have

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<v Speaker 1>peacefully and easily passed on to remain behind. Well, that's

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<v Speaker 1>one we will surely never have an answer to, but

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to ponder. Nonetheless, in the middle of a field,

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere in the midst of all the haunted INDs and

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<v Speaker 1>Goes two attractions, there stands a large maple tree. This

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<v Speaker 1>is allegedly one of, if not the most haunted in

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<v Speaker 1>active spots in all of Gettysburg. It's said that six

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<v Speaker 1>Union soldiers were popped up against it and left for dead.

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<v Speaker 1>Legend has it, and many witnesses they claim to this

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<v Speaker 1>as well, that if you show up at the tree

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<v Speaker 1>anytime after eleven PM, you'll not only find dozens of

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<v Speaker 1>tourists and reporters with cameras just waiting to catch a

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<v Speaker 1>glimpse of something, but also neither you nor they will

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<v Speaker 1>be disappointed, as the souls of those soldiers are said

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<v Speaker 1>to sometimes appear, but more often than not they like

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<v Speaker 1>to make the equipment malfunction, pull hair, and grab at

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<v Speaker 1>the poor people who are only there for some fun

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<v Speaker 1>at their expense. As mentioned earlier, this town has a

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<v Speaker 1>reputation as being the site of one of the bloodiest

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<v Speaker 1>battles ever to take place in this great nation, and

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<v Speaker 1>therefore it is a site no history or paranormal enthusiasts

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<v Speaker 1>want to miss out with on their bucket lists of

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<v Speaker 1>places they want to visit before they die. Three enactmos

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<v Speaker 1>are said to be epic, as are the sightings of

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<v Speaker 1>the dead, who still roam and lurk almost everywhere in Gettysburg.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a street

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<v Speaker 1>or field where there's never been any activity at all,

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<v Speaker 1>especially near where the battles are fought. The battle at

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<v Speaker 1>Gettysburg was and still is considered to be especially dreadful

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<v Speaker 1>and grim. It lasted for three entire days, and approximately

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<v Speaker 1>eight thousand men were outright killed on the battlefield, with

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<v Speaker 1>thousands upon thousands more in the aftermath and otherwise perishing.

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<v Speaker 1>The carnage and death were so extensive Gettysburg itself has

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<v Speaker 1>been given the nickname the harvest of death in reference

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<v Speaker 1>to how many poor souls lost their lives defending their

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<v Speaker 1>particular cause or just being in the wrong place at

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong time. Their actual accounts have still remained today

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<v Speaker 1>from soldiers who were part of the lucky few who

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<v Speaker 1>were to end up surviving. Here's an account from one

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<v Speaker 1>such soldier from New Jersey. Some with faces bloated and

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<v Speaker 1>blackened beyond recognition, lay with glassy eyes staring up at

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<v Speaker 1>the blazing summer sun. Others with faces downward and clenched

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<v Speaker 1>hands filled with grass or earth, which told the agony

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<v Speaker 1>of the last moments. Here a headless trunk, there a

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<v Speaker 1>severed limb, and all the grotesquesesis and unbearable pain and

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<v Speaker 1>intense suffering contorts the human form they lay. It was

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<v Speaker 1>summer on the East coast, after all. Imagine for a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, what that must have smelled like, how

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<v Speaker 1>it must have reaked, the dead, decaying and dying men

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<v Speaker 1>and horses, all laying there atop one another, baking in

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<v Speaker 1>the summer sun and heat. The only reason even the

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<v Speaker 1>simplest of burials were done was to help quell the

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<v Speaker 1>stinch just a little bit, and for it but a

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<v Speaker 1>moment for those who were still alive and able to

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<v Speaker 1>breathe in the foul and acrid air around them. Later on,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, proper burials were given to some of the men,

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<v Speaker 1>but only a small fraction, and the rest were left

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<v Speaker 1>forgotten to history, and what happened to them being left

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<v Speaker 1>to the speculation for more than a century. The effort

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<v Speaker 1>to bury the bodies couldn't keep up with a constantly

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<v Speaker 1>rising body count. The corpses that were later exhumed were

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<v Speaker 1>reburied at the National Military Park Cemetery right there in Gettysburg.

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<v Speaker 1>But after all that time, there's almost no way that

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<v Speaker 1>the bodies were completely whole. It's almost certain that many

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<v Speaker 1>bits and pieces were left behind. Things like this, some

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<v Speaker 1>may say, are what causes hauntings in the first place.

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<v Speaker 1>A body not properly buried, an incomplete body someone kills

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<v Speaker 1>so violently and tragically and then dug up with only

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<v Speaker 1>pieces of it reburied. On top of all the other

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<v Speaker 1>residual energy from the pain, suffering and blood in the

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<v Speaker 1>air during those three days, well, it stands to reason

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<v Speaker 1>that this place would become a paranormal enthusiast dream. To

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<v Speaker 1>put all of this into perspective for you before we

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<v Speaker 1>move on. In nineteen ninety six, more than one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty years after the battle itself was over, remains

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<v Speaker 1>of these soldiers and horses were still being uncovered. The

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<v Speaker 1>rumor and speculation alone are enough to entice anyone with

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<v Speaker 1>even a hand of curiosity in the supernatural to come

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<v Speaker 1>and visit the town and roll in the streets at nights,

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<v Speaker 1>hoping and not hoping all at once to catch a

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<v Speaker 1>glimpse of some sad looking and pitiful soul who may

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<v Speaker 1>or may not know that more than a century has

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<v Speaker 1>passed since they lost their life, that is, if they

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<v Speaker 1>even are aware enough to know they're dead at all.

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<v Speaker 1>There are some rather benign reports of sightings of men, women,

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<v Speaker 1>and even children who once lived and then died during

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<v Speaker 1>this there, regardless of what the cause of death was.

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<v Speaker 1>Some are kind of in between what we feel we

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<v Speaker 1>can believe as rational people, and then there are those

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<v Speaker 1>that are played and simple extremely strange. Among these stranger

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<v Speaker 1>claims are the continuous and led sightings of General Robert E.

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<v Speaker 1>Lee himself. This in and of itself is bizarre, considering

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't die in the battle and in fact went

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<v Speaker 1>on to live a long life, or long for eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty six anyways, and passed away quite peacefully at home

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<v Speaker 1>in Virginia, years after the battle had been fought and lost.

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<v Speaker 1>Why would he haunt a place where he not only

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<v Speaker 1>lost the battle itself, but where so many of his

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps be the very same thing that brings seemingly rational

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<v Speaker 1>and reasonable people to a town with such a supernatural

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<v Speaker 1>and somewhat macob claim to fame as Gettysburg, again hoping

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<v Speaker 1>Or perhaps it's for more personal reasons that generally has

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<v Speaker 1>spotted so often there near the battlefield, sometimes having drinks

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<v Speaker 1>with his men and one of the many taverns and inns,

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<v Speaker 1>or standing staring benignly at the ground. Is it possible

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<v Speaker 1>he's doomed to relive the moments of the war over

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<v Speaker 1>and over again, having a pike the night before the

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<v Speaker 1>their spirits and bringing them to a swift victory. Does

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<v Speaker 1>he stare at the ground because he is seeing the

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<v Speaker 1>carnage and destruction all over as once again helpless to

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<v Speaker 1>stop any of it from happening again. We may never know,

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<v Speaker 1>but we can and do always speculate. It's at the

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<v Speaker 1>cash Town end where the very first soldier was allegedly killed,

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<v Speaker 1>where photos were taken which seemed to show glowing orbs

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<v Speaker 1>and even skeletons by the husband and wife pair that

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<v Speaker 1>owned the place. Now guest report what we in this

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<v Speaker 1>community would call the usual activity with doors slamming, lights flickering,

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<v Speaker 1>and even doors locking and unlocking, all on their own.

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<v Speaker 1>While staying at the establishment. At the famously haunted Gettysburg Hotel,

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<v Speaker 1>a phantom black woman is said to dance in the ballroom.

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<v Speaker 1>Paranormal investigators who went to the hotel to professionally investigate

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<v Speaker 1>all the reported sightings claim that they have even seen

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<v Speaker 1>roaming the halls at night aimlessly and seemingly lost the

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<v Speaker 1>ghost of Union soldier James Culbertson of Company K under

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<v Speaker 1>the Pennsylvania Reserve Squad. There was a sighting about a

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<v Speaker 1>decade ago from an independent visitor slash investigator that went

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<v Speaker 1>viral once he uploaded it onto the internet. The man

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<v Speaker 1>claimed he had been driving through the battlefield late at

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<v Speaker 1>they saw the exact same apparitions, two ghostly figures, seemingly

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<v Speaker 1>dressed in uniform, walking across the road directly in front

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<v Speaker 1>of them. He stated, we were driving along one night

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<v Speaker 1>and we started hearing noises. I heard things to the left,

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<v Speaker 1>and my uncle heard things to the right, and there

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<v Speaker 1>was a fog. But the fog was weird. It was

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<v Speaker 1>only in one patch, not dispersed. It was scary, it

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<v Speaker 1>was crazy. I couldn't go to sleep. What exactly is

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<v Speaker 1>happening here in Gettysburg may always remain a mystery. With

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<v Speaker 1>how famous it's become for the alleged sightings and hauntings

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<v Speaker 1>in general, it really says something about our own fascination

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<v Speaker 1>with death and supernatural, perhaps with the afterlife in general.

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<v Speaker 1>Is their own fear of death or something else? The unanswered,

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<v Speaker 1>but ever asked a question of what happens to us

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<v Speaker 1>when we die? That thought constantly looms at the edge

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<v Speaker 1>of the mind and the periphery of our thoughts. Could

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<v Speaker 1>it be just the massive amount of carnage and blood

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<v Speaker 1>that was shed on the battlefield, which left some poor

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<v Speaker 1>souls to up here continuing to suffer for all eternity,

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<v Speaker 1>even more so perhaps than they had suffered during their

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<v Speaker 1>final moments and last breaths. Is it a question of

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of residual energy or leftover emotion which shows

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<v Speaker 1>up as a vision to those more open and or

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<v Speaker 1>sensitive people in the world. Or could it be that

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<v Speaker 1>there is no such thing as ghosts and spirits and

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<v Speaker 1>it's all just a mass pigment of everyone who's ever

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<v Speaker 1>seen anything like this in Guintysburg or otherwise imagination. It's

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<v Speaker 1>up to you to decide what you're willing to believe

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<v Speaker 1>and want you simply cannot allow yourself to think is true.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and exploring with us today, as there's

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<v Speaker 1>always more to come. The loss of life in this

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<v Speaker 1>single battle has left an almost infinite amount of opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for who knows how many ghosts and spirits to lurk

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<v Speaker 1>around in this one community. We will keep searching for

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<v Speaker 1>answers and look forward to not only hearing your thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>in the comments, but to bring you more strange stories

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<v Speaker 1>as well.