Ghosts in Fort Monroe | Roulez Magazine
May 12, 2020“The Most Distinguished Collection of Spirits in the Country”
Among the well-known people said to still walk the passageways and grounds of Fort Monroe today are Lafayette, Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Jefferson Davis. One could argue that these men have plenty of other places to haunt. But the fort has played such a major role in American history since October 1609, so perhaps these men pass through now just as they did before. Davis was imprisoned here for two years from May 1865.
The most famous soldier to serve at Fort Monroe was none other than Edgar Allan Poe, the writer of dark poetry and short stories. Of course, this soldier’s tour of duty only adds to the fort’s mystique, particularly since it is said to have been the setting where Poe penned Annabel Lee.