Stories From The Devil's Den

At the south end of the Gettysburg battlefield is an eerie formation of enormous boulders, balanced in precarious ways, riven with crevices and surrounded by dark forests and towering hills. This place is named the Devil’s Den.  If you seek to find a spirit, here you may find one.  But it is one you may not wish to find.

The above is an excerpt from my “someday to be published” book Stories From the Devil’s Den.  Years ago, while taking friends to the Devil’s Den, one of them asked me if I knew any good “ghost stories”.  I did not, but I made one up on the spot.  I was not happy with it, and that night I decided to sit down, write it, and make it a good story.  For some reason, after writing that one, I kept on writing.  I created twelve stories in all.

The Devil’s Den is one of the most popular places on the battlefields.  I have personally never seen a ghost there, but I have seen ghost-hunters.  If you visit the Devil’s Den after sunset, especially in July, you will find dozens of people, most of them sincere, hoping to connect with the supernatural.  They have been told this area is a haunted place.  Considering what happened at the Devil’s Den on July 2, 1863, I can understand their belief.

I have had the opportunity to share with thousands of people the true stories of the battle.  I thought I would also share some of my “made up” stories via my web site.  If you would like to read my first story, please click on its title, “How the Devil’s Den Got Its Name”.  Each month or two, I will include a different story on my web site.  I hope you enjoy them.