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Julie Wilfong and Kelley Davis Ranger Lee Wilcox and wife Kathleen, Chief Ranger Chris Joyner 28% humidity, Winds South 8.1 MPH, Moon-- waxing gibbous with 99% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated audio recorder – Sony ICD-P520, Panasonic RR-QR240 Digital Audio Recorder hp 4.1 MP Digital Camera, Cannon 105 Sure Shot 35 mm camera, Digital camera – Kodak Easy Share Z710, 35mm camera – Minolta Zoom 160C – 1 roll of black & white film Broadband Tri-Field Meter, Cell Sensor EMF Meter, K-II EMF Meter, EMF Field Tester, 2 Sony DCR-HC38 Video Recorders Raytek MiniTemp Thermometer, Mannix lRT408k Thermometer, Flashlights Robert E. Lee's army was retreating from the Richmond to Petersburg line. Here, on April 6, 1865, Union General Philip Sheridan cut off and beat back about a quarter of Lee's army. Eight Confederate generals surrendered, and 7,700 men were lost. This was the last major engagement of the war; Lee's surrender at Appomattox occurred three days later. read of some possible haunted activity on the battlefield in one of L. B. Taylor's Ghosts of Virginia books. We had contacted the staff at Sailors Creek and they were kind enough to give us the opportunity to investigate the battlefield. The staff was very helpful, kind and informative during our investigation and SVPS thanks them very much for all of their help. We decided to focus on three main areas of the battlefield during our investigation, the Hillsman House (served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union troops. Bloodstains still remain on the floor from when it served as a hospital), area along the creek and an area called Confederate Overlook where we believe we found confederate graves from the battle. consisted of Julie Wilfong and Kelley Davis and covered the areas of the Hillmans House and the family cemetery a few hundred yards away. Group B consisted of Laura Eggleston and Josh Spradlin and covered areas around the creek. Group C consisted of Marty Seibel, Lee and Kathy Wilcox and covered an area near confederate overlook where we had stumbled upon some confederate graves previously. Marty -- (Time used on digital audio recorder--15 mins. – Confederate Overlook area with no results. Julie/Kelley -- (Time used on digital audio recorders--20 minutes -- Hillsman House with no results. Josh/Laura -- (Time used on digital audio recorders--20 minutes -- Along the Creek with three evps.  "Yes" (male voice) 
"No" (male voice)
with kodak 400 speed film--(no photographs of interest) 60 photographs taken using a hp Photosmart R607 (4.1 Mp) digital camera--(5 photographs of interest) Final evaluation determined photographs not of paranormal nature. digital camera--(2 photographs of interest) Final evaluation determined photographs not of paranormal nature. Josh/Laura--153 photographs taken using a Digital camera – Kodak Easy Share Z710 --(2 photographs of interest) / 35mm camera – Minolta Zoom 160C – 1 roll of black & white film – No abnormalities Final evaluation determined photographs not of paranormal nature.
active through our research and study and wanted to monitor this closely. Laura's research had revealed that many soldiers had died in and around the creek, waters had risen due to much rain after the battle. 6:45p.m. – Temperature 77.4 °F with 32% Relative Humidity 6:55p.m. – Temperature 76.6 °F with 34% Relative Humidity 7:10p.m. – Temperature 76.4 °F with 34% Relative Humidity 7:15p.m. – Temperature 71.8 °F with 44% Relative Humidity 7:30p.m. – Temperature 70.4 °F with 48% Relative Humidity 7:58p.m. – Temperature 67.7 °F with 58% Relative Humidity 8:08p.m. – Temperature 67.6 °F with 51% Relative Humidity 8:17p.m. – Temperature 68.9 °F with 48% Relative Humidity to be a car passing over a nearby bridge however this was ruled out. At the beginning of Digital EVP 11 - Laura mentions hearing noises, (footsteps) less than 10ft away on the opposite side of the creek by the waters edge, (after calling out to Emmanuel LaCosta, a civil war musician). anything. Marty notices that mosquitoes and gnats are bad in the overlook area as well as the creek area too. Photographs and video must be monitored closely. believed to be a slave graveyard. Later in the evening, Marty, Lee and Kathy would search as well with no luck in finding it. No personal experiences to mention. energy from our past. It is very hard to imagine that some things are not left behind. Chief Ranger Chris Joyner and his staff were very kind, helpful and knowledgeable. They helped make the investigation a great success. Lee Wilcox and his wife Kathy were quite helpful in many ways. This being our group's second investigation to the battlefield, we have been able to collect numerous evps from the creek area as well as the overlook area. While most of those were classified as class C evps, there are a few that above that and deserve mentioning. We would like to continue to investigate this area and add to our data. Based on the data we captured we believe there is paranormal activity on this battlefield. Activity that is above what is normal and can't be explained. |
