The Phantom Ghost of the Confederacy

Old Calvary Episcopal Church in Henderson County is known not only for it's welcoming spirit and faithful congregation, but also for it's ghost. Since the days of the civil war, eyewitnesses have reported seeing a young woman with flowing blond hair wearing a confederate cape atop a palomino horse around the church. Over the years the woman has become known as “The Phantom Ghost of the Confederacy”.

Supposedly, the young woman, who came from a wealthy family that leaved near the church, fell in love with a confederate soldier. Her family refused to allow her to marry him, so they continued their rendezvous at their secret place- the well at the church grounds. Soon her lover was called away to join Braxton Bragg's army, and the young woman was left alone, to wait for his return.

Finally, the day came that the woman received word of her young soldiers death. Devastated, she headed to their meeting place, made a wish that she could join her love in death, and took a drink from the well. She got her wish, and died within two months. After her funeral, she appeared to her family, wearing the soldiers cape, and riding on his horse. She warned them that she would bring destruction to them, and as soon as the next spring, she stayed true to her word.

Her ghost appeared to a Captain Butler, who, thinking he was chasing a confederate soldier, chased her to her father's farm. After her unexplained disappearance, he burned both the house and the barn to the ground. She has been blamed for many deaths of soldiers during the Civil War. It's said that the soldiers would follow her, right into the enemy lines, and when she disappeared, the opposing soldiers were waiting to ambush them. And the sightings of the Phantom Rider have been documented every since. People from all walks of life- including a reverend- have reported seeing the ghost on old Fletcher Road, her flowing cape riveted by bullet holes.

So if it happens to be that you're out on Old Fletcher road at night, and hear the ghostly hoof beats in the darkness, or even lay your eyes upon the woman riding a palomino, beware. For though you'll be tempted to follow her, she will most certainly lead you straight into impending doom.