#jeffersonbarracksnationalcemetery

[theorwelling]

"My dad's been gone for almost twenty years now. I've come here for a long time. My husband's only been gone a couple. When I get up there, I’ll be bawling. But I like the deer. They help quite a bit. I think they're pretty cool. I know not everybody agrees with me, but it's like they're not alone." CHERYL ROY, PHOTOGRAPHED WHILE VISITING THE GRAVES OF HER PARENTS AND HUSBAND AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY ON VETERANS DAY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. #riverfronttimes #thelede #documentaryphotographer #Jeffersonbarracksnationalcemetery #vetransday #midwestphotographer #altweekly (at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWJdnz9J1ny/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mhuntington7]

IS THIS FORMER ARMY BARRACKS INFIRMARY HAUNTED BY A CIVIL WAR GHOST? - St. Louis, Missouri. Pictured is the former Army Hospital Infirmary on the grounds of the Jefferson Barracks Army Post (1826) in St. Louis. There have been a multitude of intriguing ghost stories that have circulated through the urban landscape, paranormal research circles and the clickbaitable interweb for several decades that tell tale of the hauntings at the Old Barracks and its Cemetery. The most interesting of this place’s phantasmal urban legends is the story of a party crashing (and then vanishing) Civil War “ghost.” Reportedly, during a costumed Halloween Party here one year (in some accounts at different parties and/or in different buildings altogether) one costumed guest was dressed in Union Officer garb that was so authentic that it had to be the real deal. After party inquiries then find to discover that no invited guest was donned in such a period costume and, therefore, the unknown interloper was a likely ghost. Variations in details and the mixing of possible multiple encounters get confused with each Halloween story retelling and paranormal recounting. Most likely just urban tales from the 70s and 80s (I remember hearing this one when I lived nearby as a kid), no real details exist about this alleged encounter (no dates, no witnesses). It is interesting to note, also, that in the building next door to this hospital infirmary is located the Missouri Civil War Museum - a place which often hosts reenactors. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2018. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #Haunted #Ghosts #CivilWarGhosts #JeffersonBarracksGhost #HauntedJeffersonBarracks #HauntedJeffersonBarracksCemetery #JeffersonBarracksNationalCemetery #JeffersonBarracks #StLouisMissouri (at Jefferson Barracks Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvNuylFtjH/?igshid=13i5j37oc9sva

[mhuntington7]

THE HAUNTED JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY - St. Louis, Missouri. The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis (originally founded as the U.S. National Cemetery in 1866) was established at the Jefferson Barracks Army Post (built in 1826) to provide rest for the mortal remains of the nation’s fallen veterans after the end of the Civil War. Operated by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Jefferson Barracks Cemetery now holds over 188,000 graves. This massive (and strangely beautiful) national graveyard, along with many of the base’s historic buildings, is said - by many paranormal researchers and witnesses - to be a place that is haunted by several restless ghosts. Reportedly seen playing/running/hiding amongst the rows of tombstones is the spectral apparition of a little girl in a dress. Phantom Union Officers and soldiers - and even some Confederates - have also been alleged to have been observed on the barracks/cemetery grounds. There have even been several purported accounts of one ghostly Union Officer who has been known to crash the occasional Halloween party held at the former Barracks’ Hospital - before disappearing. Tales of mysterious lights, mists and ephemeral apparitions abound at this location of paranormal activity. The ghostly rows of white stone markers stretch, seemingly, as far as the eye can see. The place, itself, is haunting and sobering and contemplative. It is especially spooky at night. Perhaps, with the power that is to be found in this place, one might, indeed, see something out of the corner of one’s eye (or the Mind’s Eye) - something truly haunting to contemplate. For not all, it seems, are at rest here. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2018. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #Haunted #Ghost #Ghosts #HauntedCemetery #GhostHunting #HauntedMissouri #HauntedStLouis #Paranormal #CivilWarGhosts #HauntedJeffersonBarracks #HauntedJeffersonBarracksCemetery #JeffersonBarracks #JeffersonBarracksNationalCemetery #StLouisMissouri (at Jefferson Barracks National Cmtry) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsdgjwFLMH/?igshid=eiahr52e43vu