Why is it that so many battlefields are haunted? It could be the tragic loss of life or the way that the men and women died, the violence and suddenness of their deaths. It might be a question we never have an answer for – until that fateful day WE cross over.
Whatever the reason, battlefields from every war claim their own haunts. Fort Fisher in Wilmington is no different.
Some people believe the ghostly disturbances witnessed by park personnel and visitors alike are General W, H.C. Whiting. Whiting died as a prisoner of war after the last famous Civil War battle at the fort that tried so valiantly to protect the Confederacy. His ghost, they say, still watches over what’s left of the old fort.
But there is also a ghost called ‘the sentinel’ that has been seen standing in the woods near the fort, staring out at sea. He might still be on guard against the ships that came in and pummeled the fort to pieces. The same ships that may have taken his life. People who have seen him say there is an air of loneliness and sadness about him.
No one knows for sure which men are still fighting to maintain the place they loved so much. But there are still doors that open mysteriously, the sound of horses and battle cries in the late night and early morning. Site managers and workers know them all too well as they send icy fingers down their spines when they realize that for these soldiers, the war between the states has never ended.
http://jebabb.us/images/War/Fort%20Fisher/FortFisher.htm Get a look at old Fort Fisher and some interesting history here.
Real ghost pictures around Fort Fisher: http://www.blogger.com/goog_1574473893
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