Triangular Field
On July 2, 1863, this small, sloping triangle of stone-walled ground behind Devil's Den became one of the bloodiest patches of the second day at Gettysburg, where the 124th New York "Orange Blossoms" charged into wave after wave of Confederate fire before the Union line was finally crushed. Today the field is a quiet, restored clearing on Houck's Ridge, marked by the regiment's monument and low stone walls. Visitors have long reported that cameras, recorders, and other electronics inexplicably fail the moment they step inside the field, the footage returning blank, alongside disembodied sounds of battle drifting across an empty meadow and figures in Civil War dress who vanish when approached. The camera legend is among the most repeated paranormal stories on the entire battlefield, though skeptics note that countless photos have been taken there without trouble. Whether haunted or simply heavy with memory, the Triangular Field remains one of Gettysburg's most storied uneasy places.
📍 Triangular Field, Sickles Avenue near Devil's Den, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Gettysburg, PA · Get directions