Case file · Haunting

'Old Green Eyes' of Chickamauga

After 34,000 casualties at Chickamauga in September 1863, the battlefield gained ghost lore, chiefly 'Old Green Eyes', a creature or headless soldier with glowing eyes said to roam the woods.

1863 CE · 34.94, -85.26 · status: legend

The sceptical view

Unverified folk tradition; some versions say the legend is older than the battle.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
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