This week’s episode of Ghost Hunters is a Civil War-themed episode, wherein the TAPS people head off to the Samuel Mudd House, which is famous for being one of the places John Wilkes Booth stopped off at after he shot Lincoln. Check out the video clip and the episode description we’ve got here to share with you!
“Samuel Mudd House (Waldorf, Maryland) & Edgewood Plantation (Charles City, Virginia)In this Civil War-themed episode, the Ghost Hunters visit the historic Samuel Mudd House, famous for being a pit stop for John Wilkes Booth on his escape route following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Samuel Mudd met John Wilkes Booth six months before the assassination and let Booth stay in his home after tending to Booth’s broken leg following the assassination. Mudd’s involvement in the plot remains unclear, but he was found guilty of conspiracy. Now, several apparitions allegedly haunt the house (now operating as a museum), including a soldier and a woman in a white dress believed to be Samuel Mudd’s wife, Sarah.Then, the team heads to Virginia to visit the Edgewood Plantation, part of the ancestral home of U.S. Presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison and site for the Confederate army during the Civil War. Today, it is officially a national- and state-regulated landmark and is a hotbed of paranormal activity, including full-bodied apparitions.
Below is a clip from the episode:
Ghost Hunters airs Wednesdays at 9:00pm on Syfy.
