More Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield [Paperback]

Mark Nesbitt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Thomas Publications (June 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939631512
• ISBN-13: 978-0939631513
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #844,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #85 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > History > Americas > United States > Civil War

More About the Author

Mark Nesbitt was born in Lorain, Ohio, and graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a BA in English Literature. His visits to Gettysburg as a child fueled his passion for history, and ghost stories.
Mark began collecting ghost stories of Gettysburg while working for the National Park Service as a Ranger/Historian and Licensed Battlefield Guide. He published his first collection of ghost stories in 1991 and the rest is history! His passion for, and curiosity about, the paranormal have continued to be a focus in his writings. He started the Ghosts of Gettysburg tours in 1994 and the Ghosts of Fredericksburg Tours in 2006. In 2007, he and Investigative Medium Laine Crosby founded Dead On Productions: a company dedicated to the creation of unique programming combining historical documentary with paranormal reality and adventure. (www.GhostChannel.tv)
The "Ghosts of Gettysburg" video productions featured on the History Channel in 1994 could be considered the genesis of the current fascination with all things related to ghosts and the paranormal.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haunted Ground, September 30, 2005

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Dennis Phillips "The Book Friar" (Bulls Gap, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield (Paperback)

Since my first trip to Gettysburg I have always been drawn back to that hallowed ground. There is indeed a spirit about the place and whether it is ghostly spirits, awe born of the sacrifices made there or a combination of the two, Gettysburg is a mystical place.

Mark Nesbitt is a former Park Service employee who was stationed at Gettysburg and had several odd experiences during his tenure. His experiences, along with those of his fellow Park employees convinced the Ohio native that Gettysburg was a very haunted place. With that in mind, Nesbitt started to collect ghost stories and his collection soon led to this book and it's predecessor. There seems to be no lack of material to be found in this place where so many died such horrible deaths in July of 1863.

Mr. Nesbitt does an excellent job of providing his readers with eyewitness accounts, the single most important facet of a book like this. All of the accounts given are backed up by at least one other person's experiences and all of the accounts are of a recent nature. He also hits a good balance between exploring the history and possible origin of the haunt and telling the story of the people who have recently experienced the ghost. There are no stories found in this book that contain pages of history and then one little paragraph about the ghost, which is a flaw found in so many books of this type. This is a pitfall that I'm sure that Mr. Nesbitt had to work hard to avoid because it would have been very easy for him to ramble on about the battle itself for pages and pages. I say this because the author appears to be a student of the battle who definitely knows his stuff.

There are unfortunately a few negative aspects that I found in this book but they weren't all that distracting. For one thing, Mr. Nesbitt tends to wander off all too often into the realm of philosophy, which is somewhat understandable in a book like this. Nesbitt however gets carried away on occasion and just about looses his focus. He also gets a little wordy at times and it seems as if he may be trying to impress academic types with his big words and flowery sentences. If this is the case he comes off as trying just a little too hard.

For the most part though the stories found in this book are excellent and have been chosen wisely. I must admit that I am a little skeptical about his psychic friend's trip to the Triangular Field and I think that Nesbitt was reaching a little when he connected the psychic's back pain to General Reynolds' mortal wound. This was about the only chapter though that I could find any fault with and I particularly enjoyed the story about the picture of General Stuart that kept being mysteriously smashed in the Carlisle Barracks. A father-in-law never forgets!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, chilling and entertaining to read!!, August 26, 2002

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Todd E. Newman (Valparaiso, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield (Paperback)

Former Park Ranger Mark Nesbitt has over the years gathered many ghost stories from other park rangers, visitors and people who live in the area. Nesbitt tries to gather factual data on the stories he receives so he can offer a background as to why these ghost stories may have evolved. His stories are usually quite interesting and do not just talk about battlefield soldiers, civilians alike are also involved in famous ghost stories in Gettysburg! Buy all 5 books, there worth it! Each has many short stories that are easy and fun to read.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghostly gems., March 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: More Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield (Paperback)

All of these ghostly tales are little gems, and they're great for retelling. You'll find yourself not only immersed in ghosts but a little American history to boot. My hat's off to Mark Nesbitt. Well done!