The Lady in White Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Potomac Local (Oct. 16, 2018) relayed the folklore of a lady in white who returns every seven years seeking a lost love, last sighted in 2014; Chatham does not allow haunted tours on the grounds. Source: Potomac Local.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The NPS says enslaved laborers built Chatham in 1771; it was a Union headquarters and then a field hospital where Clara Barton and Walt Whitman served (NPS).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Partly open Part of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park; the NPS says its film is shown "when the house is open" (NPS). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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