The Green Eyed Phantom of Chickamauga - Chickamauga, Georgia

Long before the Civil War ever came about the Cherokee Indians labeled the small creek that winds its way towards the Tennessee border and what is now Chattanooga, the Chickamauga or "River of Death". It is possible they named it that because it is the area where they were first hit with the small pox epidemic that wiped out many Cherokee. Hence the name "River of Death". It became exactly that in September of 1863 when Confederate and Union forces collided in the area just north of the creek.  The battle would produce over 32,500 casualties, including nearly 4,000 dead lying on the battlefield and West Chickamauga Creek after the two day engagement was over.  Many of the dead lay on the battlefield for months until they were hastily buried where they had fallen. Graves are all over the park and some are still accidentally unearthed to this day.

Artist rendition of The Battle of Chickamauga

People who have visited the park say that a strange fog rolls into the park in the evenings when there is no other fog in any other area.  Although there are many ghosts that haunt Chickamauga Battlefield, the most famous apparition or "creature" as some call it, because it is not entirely human looking.  They say a spectre can be seen with glowing green or greenish orange eyes, waist long hair, and fangs can be seen roaming through the fog. The most common place for the creature to be spotted is Snodgrass Hill.  They say that if you get close enough it will stare you down until you leave.

Chickamauga Battlefield

There are some who believe this spectre is a confederate soldier who killed his brother, a Union soldier.  He then in turn, was killed at the battlefield.  Now he roams the battlefield in eternal misery.  Perhaps twisted and transformed into a beast by the personal horrors of the war he experienced.