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of a soldier who was hanged at the fort. Some say he committed suicide; others say he was lynched by his fellow prisoners. Either way, his ghost has been seen in the area of the old barracks.

The second ghost story features a glowing woman who has been seen walking around various parts of the fort. There have been a lot of guesses concerning this person’s identity—a grieving widow of a dead soldier, a former employee of the fort, and so on—but nobody seems to know who she is. You’re most likely to see this particular apparition on top of the walls.

The final spooky tale, and the most commonly reported activity, is the residual aftermath of the famous Civil War battle. At any given time, people suddenly hear what sounds like cries of battle, guns firing, and then an explosion (the source of some of the casualties that happened during that fateful conflict).

Paired with the Fort Conde Inn location that I detail here in this book, Fort Morgan makes for an interesting trip along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. And nearby Dauphin Island has its own interesting tales of pirates and creepy spirits as well.