Triangular Field

Northwest of Devil's Den, this clearing was a killing ground on day two of Gettysburg — Confederate forces tried to flank Union positions here and took heavy losses. Visitors often report cameras malfunctioning and an eerie feeling of being watched.

Triangular Field sits just northwest of Devil's Den on the Gettysburg battlefield, an unassuming patch of land where hundreds of ghostly encounters have been reported. Before Confederate soldiers could reach the Devil's Den on July 2, 1863, they had to cross this field under withering fire. Waves of troops from Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia charged across the open ground while Union cannons atop the ridge poured deadly fire upon them.

Visitors report some of the most bizarre activity on the entire battlefield here. Ghosts of Confederate sharpshooters have been sighted by the rocks at the bottom of the field. Rebel yells echo across the plains with nobody around, and visitors see impressions of bodies in the grass, seemingly crawling in certain directions as if soldiers are still trying to advance. Union soldiers have been spotted at the field's left gate entrance, and many visitors report being approached by men in Civil War uniforms -- they assume they're reenactors, only to later discover no reenactments were occurring that day.

The sounds of the battle replay constantly: cannon fire, screaming, and the moaning of dying soldiers. Distant drums have been reported by countless visitors. But the strangest phenomenon is the equipment malfunction. No matter how advanced or new a visitor's camera equipment is, it frequently refuses to function while standing in Triangular Field. Photos turn out as blank screens or white film. Video cameras stop working. Batteries drain instantly. This has been documented in dozens of anecdotal reports from reliable witnesses who experienced failures of cameras, recorders, and electronic equipment specific to this area.

Whether the spirits of the fallen don't want to be documented, or whether something about the land itself interferes with technology, Triangular Field remains one of the most active haunted locations on any American battlefield.