Civil War GHOSTS at Fort Delaware

Ghosts roaming a Civil War ishalnd prison—plus eerie tales in nearby Delaware City and Olde New Castle—come alive in this haunted history of Pea Patch Island. The small spit of land in the Delaware River, between Delaware and New Jersey, held 33,000 Confederate prisoners during the Civil War. Those who died on the island took a final ride on the "Death Boat" to be buried on the New Jersey mainland. The author, co-developer and host of the island's Ghost/History tours, shares spooky stories—and more than 70 photographs—of haunted locations, fort history and restless spirits. Comments by fort staff and visitors, plus an apparition captured on film, make this a great book for both Civil War fans and ghost hunters. Also, a tombstone ranking rate's the haunted prison's most spirited sites.