Episode 268: The Civil War Ghosts of Kennesaw Mountain

Welcome to Episode 268 of Let’s Get Haunted! This week on LGH we're climbing one of the bloodiest battlefields in Nat’s backyard AND American history. In June of 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman made a rare and devastating decision: a direct assault on the Confederate defenses atop Kennesaw Mountain. In just a matter of hours, thousands of soldiers were killed on the steep Georgia hillside, leaving behind trenches filled with corpses, makeshift hospitals overflowing with amputations, and scars on the landscape that remain visible even today. More than 160 years later, visitors still report hearing phantom cannon fire echoing through the trees, seeing Civil War soldiers disappear into the forest, and experiencing an overwhelming sense of dread along the infamous Dead Angle. We get kinda deep (sry) and ask: are these stories born from the trauma of one of the Civil War's deadliest battles, or can places remember the violence inflicted upon them??? Join us as we separate documented history from local legend, explore firsthand accounts written by soldiers who fought at Kennesaw Mountain, and investigate why this quiet Georgia mountain has become one of America's most enduring haunted battlefields. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 HOOK & PERSONAL HAUNTINGS 00:08:14 BETTERHELP AD 00:28:23 BLISSY AD 00:30:00 STORY BEGINS 00:37:05 HIYA AD 01:30:00 SECRET PASSWORD AND DONOR SHOUTOUTS! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below! Visit https://betterhelp.com/gethaunted #ad Wake up with clearer skin, smoother hair, and cooler sleep—use code LGHPOD for an extra 30% off at https://blissy.com/LGHPOD. Receive 50% off your first order of Hiya products at https://hiyahealth.com/HAUNTED —this deal is not available on their regular website. Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! www.patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: / letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: www.letsethaunted.com SPECIAL THANKS TO RYAN FOR HELP WITH EDITING~ SLAY —— SOURCES:[1] https://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm?ms=home&utm [2] https://kennesawmountain.wordpress.com/bibliography/primary-sources/ [3] https://news.uga.edu/battle-kennesaw-mountain-letter-uga-libs-062714/ [4] https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=3024&pid=25[5] https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1hngvll/kennesaw_battleground_civil_war_ghost/ [6] https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-kennesaw-mountain/ MUSIC: [1] • No Copyright Halloween Spooky Haunted Back... Keywords: Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain haunted, Kennesaw Mountain ghosts, Kennesaw Mountain battlefield, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Civil War ghosts, haunted Civil War battlefields, Georgia ghost stories, haunted Georgia, paranormal Georgia, ghost soldiers, phantom gunfire, Cheatham Hill, Dead Angle Kennesaw, Civil War hauntings, Atlanta Campaign, General Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston, Sherman Atlanta Campaign, haunted hiking trails, haunted national parks, battlefield hauntings, residual haunting, Civil War paranormal, haunted forests, Marietta Georgia, Kennesaw Georgia, Kennesaw House, Marietta History Center, Civil War history podcast, American history podcast, paranormal podcast, ghost podcast, true ghost stories, historical mysteries, unexplained phenomena, supernatural history, Civil War legends, eerie places in Georgia, haunted places in Georgia, Southern ghost stories, phantom soldiers, Civil War battlefield, military ghosts, American Civil War, haunted America, Let’s Get Haunted, spooky history, paranormal investigation, haunted locations Georgia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices