The Spangler Properties in Gettysburg, PA; Love, War & Lingering Spirits

This week we’re heading to Gettysburg to explore two chilling locations tied to tragedy, heartbreak, and the echoes of the Civil War — the haunted Spangler properties.

Our story begins with the Spangler Farm, which had been converted into a field hospital. After the war, residents reported strange activity at the farm. Clanking sounds, like a metal bucket, echoed through the night. Witnesses looking from the second floor claimed to see a figure in a long white coat shuffling toward the old well and back again. Many believe this apparition could be the surgeon — perhaps still tending to soldiers long after the battle ended.

Just a short distance away lies another eerie location — Spangler Spring at the base of Culp's Hill. While the area saw brutal fighting, its haunting is tied to a different tragedy. Legend tells of a woman who planned to run away with a married lover. When he never arrived, she took her own life near the spring. Today, witnesses report seeing a woman in white drifting through the woods, bending down as if searching for something — or someone — she never found.

These chilling accounts have even been featured on the History Channel, cementing the Spangler properties as some of Gettysburg’s most emotionally charged hauntings.