Triangular Field

Located northwest of Devil's Den, this field witnessed intense fighting during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The triangular-shaped clearing became a killing ground as Confederate forces attempted to flank Union positions.

Triangular Field sits just northwest of Devil's Den on the Gettysburg battlefield, an unassuming patch of land where hundreds of paranormal accounts 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. The carnage earned the area the gruesome nickname "Slaughter Pen."

Visitors report the most bizarre phenomena here. Apparitions of Confederate sharpshooters have been sighted by the rocks at the bottom of the field. Disembodied "rebel yells" echo across the plains, 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 unexplained failures of cameras, recorders, and electronic equipment specific to this area.

Whether the spirits of the fallen are hostile to being documented, or whether something about the land itself interferes with technology, Triangular Field remains one of the most actively paranormal locations on any American battlefield.