Fort Delaware, on Pea Patch Island, was once a prison for Confederate soldiers. Now there are reports of ghostly hauntings.

With paranormal investigations and ghost tours, several Delaware historic sites have increased attendance and funds for ...

and on April 12 they attacked Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold in Charleston, South Carolina. Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ...

DELAWARE CITY. Delaware -- Nestled on Pea Patch Island is Fort Delaware, a historic Civil War-era site offering a unique blend of living history and ghostly intrigue. To get to the fort ...

On Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River, the fort housed Confederate prisoners during the Civil War. About 33,000 prisoners were held in total during the war and about 2,500 died there.