FAMOUS GHOSTS HAUNTINGS THEIR OLD STOMPING GROUNDS!!

   Many important and famous individuals have been born and died within the boundries of the United States.  These ghosts seem to haunt locations that had great meaning for the individual.  Throughout the United States there have been many sitings of famous ghosts.



Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home



General Robert E. Lee



   Alexandria, Virginia is where the family home of Robert E. Lee stands.  This Revolutionary War hero accomplished many great act throughout his life.  He was offered the Union Army command but declined.  Instead he became the commander of the Confederate Army and saw many great battles.  A child General Lee haunts his childhood home.  He is very playful and enjoys playing pranks.  Sometimes he's seen with his two sisters and a black dog.



Aaron Burr



"One if by Land, Two if by Sea" Restaurant



   Aaron Burr, U.S. Vice President from 1801 to 1805, is said to haunt the "One if by Land, Two if by Sea" restaurant in New York City.  This restaurant was once Aaron Burr's carriage house.  This ghost is very temperamental and enjoys throwing dishes and moving chairs.  His anger is said to emanate from Alexander Hamilton's recanting on giving him his support for the presidency.  Instead he gave it to Thomas Jefferson.  In 1804, Hamilton was mortally wounded by Burr in a gun duel.



George Washington and his white stallion





Gettysburg Battlefields









  

 George Washington and his white stallion are said to haunt the battlefields of Gettysburg.  The story is told that Washington and his horse materialized to lead the Union soldiers on their stand to hold "Little Round Top" from the Confederates.  Washington is still seen riding the battlefield in his American Revolution uniform on hot summer nights.



Benjamin Franklin



Philosophical Society's Library



   Benjamin Franklin is said to haunt both the Philosophical Society's Library and the surrounding streets in Philadelphia.  Franklin was born in Boston but made Philadelphia his home.  Franklin and his wife Dorothy are both buried in Philadelphia. The hauntings by Franklin are felt to be connected to his work as a writer, scientist, printer, philosopher, inventor, economist and statesman.  Some say his work will never be done.



Betsy Ross




Ross House



   Betsy Ross haunts her house in Philadelphia where she made the first American flag.  A weeping woman may be heard, and at times, seen sitting on her bed.  Ross' ghost has not traveled far as her body is buried on the grounds.



Beauregard Mansion in New Orleans



General Pierra Gustave Toutant Beauregard





Battle of Shiloh

   General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, of the Confederate Army, and some of his fallen soldiers are said to haunt his home, Beauregard Mansion in New Orleans.  The soldiers are said to be ghosts from the Battle of Shiloh.  When the ghosts have been seen, they are reliving the Battle of Shiloh complete with the sounds of rifles and cannon fire.  General Beauregard's ghost is said to walk a phantom battlefield whispering "Shiloh, Shiloh".




Abraham Lincoln



Andrew Jackson



    Abraham Lincoln is said to haunt the halls and rooms of the White House in Washington D.C.  A tall gaunt figure has been seen in several rooms.  There are times that this same figure is seen in the Oval Office window.  This is where Lincoln stood and pondered the Civil War while gazing at the Potomac River.  Lincoln isn't the only presidential ghost in the White House.  Andrew Jackson has visited the Rose Room with some untimely fits.