Ghost Attic Blood Stain Civil War

Strahl and hiram b.

Ghost attic blood stain civil war.

Spirits of the fallen are especially active in the autumn months at dusk. Bill sketoe a short story subject in kathryn tucker windham s 13 alabama ghosts and jeffrey is reported to haunt the bridge over the choctawhatchee river in newton alabama during the civil war bill was the victim of a lynching for reportedly hiring a substitute to fight for him through the war while he came home to take care of his sick wife. No one knows what it is or where it comes from but many speculate that it s a blood stain left by the ghost of the little girl. According to the american battlefield trust more than 10 500 military engagements were waged between april 1861 and may 1865 while the war officially ended in april the last battle didn t happen until may that s an average of around seven battles skirmishes and conflicts per day and.

The one upstairs bedroom had blood stains in the wood that would never clean. Within the barn and house doorjambs are etched with the initials of soldiers from the battle of gettysburg. Where the ghosts of the civil war haunt the blood stained battlefields by greg newkirk on 06 10 2015 nuekerk it s been 150 years since the civil war ended but for those who ve visited places like gettysburg it s clear that the battles fought between the north and south left a lasting impression on the. The mausoleum s most interesting and eerie feature is the red stain above the mausoleum door.

Bill sketoe s hole newton al. From gettysburg to new orleans there are many mysterious tales of ghosts of the american civil war the battles of the american civil war caused an enormous loss of life and it was the bloodiest war in the country s history. Dried blood stains the walls and floors. Granbury were laid out on the back porch and the blood stains of the men treated there are still able to be seen today.

Ghost stories continued throughout the ages including the story of a drowned wedding party that resurfaced from the river and foretold the coming of the civil war and esmerelda the daughter of a. The bodies of four confederate generals patrick cleburne john adams otho f. Cannonball fragments are lodged in joists to this day. The amount of blood shed during the american civil war is so astronomical that it s almost unthinkable.

The daniel lady farm is covered with history inside and out. Go over and sub. The brownish stains make sense they seemed to be around an area used as an operating theater but given the porous nature of wood i imagine that the blood had. It is no wonder that there are so many stories of ghosts who have stuck around the battlefields and farmhouses long after the war has finished.