THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Fort Warren on Georges Island is famous in Boston Harbor ghost lore for the Lady in Black, a dark-clad female apparition traditionally linked to a Confederate prisoner and a failed wartime rescue attempt.
Fort Warren is a National Historic Landmark on Georges Island in Boston Harbor and served as a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War. Its best-known ghost story is the Lady in Black, an apparition said to roam the fort's corridors and grounds. The dramatic story of a Confederate prisoner's wife entering the fort in disguise, being captured, tried, and executed is a long-running legend, but its details should not be presented as verified history. The fort itself is precisely identifiable and is seasonally accessible to the public by ferry.