Outside town is a historical covered bridge that was built prior to the Civil War in 1854. Since then, farmers and visitors have crossed the bridge, swam within Marsh Creek and looked for food along or within its riverbanks. However, as the Civil War occurred within the Gettysburg region, soldiers from the Union and the Confederate also crossed the bridge. Two regiments from the Union 1st Corps, 3rd Division walked across the bridge on July 1, 1863. Soldiers and officers from the 142nd and 149th Pennsylvania took the route over Marsh Creek totally over eight hundred men. Of these 800 soldiers fought on the fields of battle, about 100 men were killed, 260 were wounded and another 70 were captured/missing or presumed dead.
Along with the Union Army, the Confederates used the bridge as well. A few days later, on July 4th, portions of the Confederate Army crossed the bridge as they retreated back south of the Mason Dixon Line.
Restless spirits possibly remain behind from the time of the Civil War and up to the present that may have died here. Like many visitors and locals that live here in the area, spirits linger and the feeling of the paranormal is constant. Some people sense things that aren’t there, some feel touches, or hear things, or see things when they are taking photographs or to the naked eye.
Visitors and paranormal investigators come to town to witness spirits to show themselves or to do something out of the ordinary. However, those that believe in spirits must understand that events or opportunities can occur anywhere and at anytime. Around Gettysburg, the battle occurred everywhere, which means that the land is haunted. Spirits and paranormal events occur at newer houses and buildings in the region because of this one factor: the land is haunted.
Sachs Bridge is also very haunted. Paranormal groups and individuals go to the bridge at all hours of the day, mainly at night to witness paranormal events. Without cameras, people hear drums, flutes, horses, and soldiers talking. Some people have seen full-figured apparitions of soldiers walking on and near the bridge. With cameras, ghostly images of soldiers, mist, and gray streaks appear on-screen. In my experience, audio and keeping what you hear alert for unnatural things to occur. Names like Elizabeth, Archibald, James, John, Colonel, Captain, Catharine, and the sound of gunshots, cannon blasts, and horses have been heard through my spirit box. More experiences and photographs will be added soon.