Hauntings of the Great RebellionEver been to the Triangular Field at Gettysburg at night? Do you know any good Civil War era ghost stories, the kind you tell your friends around the campfire? Read and post about these ghostly experiences here.
A legion of ghosts haunts this house, which was built in 1812. General Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard lived in this house until 1896. He commanded Southern soldiers at the disastrous Battle of Shiloh, where thousands of Americans lost their lives. Sometimes, at around 2:00 A.M., the ghosts of Beauregard and his troops stage the Battle of Shiloh right in the hallway outside the ballroom. Beauregard and his troops first appear in full Confederate dress, then slowly turn tattered and bloody, as if reliving the course of the doomed fight.
From my one visit to NO, I would say the whole town gives of the air of haunted. That was over a decade ago, just think what unhappy spirits rove there now.
__________________ "Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage." - R. E. Lee
Anytime there's a "Pierre," a "Gustave," AND a "Toutant," especially a "Toutant" in your name, followed by a de Beauregard, you win. That's like having four aces. Bet the house. I'm all in.
This is probably the idead behind all of Hollywood's unique baby names, trying to beat ole P.G.T.
Bart
__________________ "Thank You....Noooo."
Major Charles Emerson Winchester III M.A.S.H. 4077th
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