Location
Carthage Civil War Battlefield
Carthage Missouri
Date
September 2009
&
October 2009
History
On July 5th, 1861 Pro Southern
Militia march 26 miles, in one day, to attack Union troops in the small
town of Carthage, Missouri. The battle marks the only time a sitting
U.S. State Governor has led troops in the battlefield. The bluff at the
Carthage Battlefield is where the Union soldiers of Major-General Franz
Sigel placed their cannons. The 1,100 troops were armed with .69
muskets. Some of Col. Jackson's 4,000 men were unarmed. The soldiers
were underfed and some dressed in regular clothes. The result of the
battle, 44 casualties and a Confederate victory.
Paranormal Accounts
There have been many reports of
soldier apparitions and cannon fire.
Personal Experiences
During both investigations group
members saw apparitions. Each investigator described either seeing a
man in a grey coat without a distinguishable head or a pair of legs
walking across the battlefield. We heard voices, found cold spots and
had feelings of being watched.
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