Facts are Stubborn Things aka Don't let the Truth ruin a Good Story.

    This is the fourth post I have made concerning the "Hell's Gate" at River Legacy Park, Arlington.  I am disappointed to inform everyone that my efforts to discover the truth of this site has proven problematic at best.  I interviewed several individuals at the park and have not as yet found anyone able to find the gate, let alone state if they saw a ghost or heard voices.  I walked along the trail myself during the day and have so far only heard insect, animal, and gas noises common to most swamp like areas.  I would like to at first apologize to you the reader and let you know I am still not giving up on discovering an apparition or something else other worldly.
    I however was able to interview a contributor and Civil War Historian Carl Simms at the Texas Civil War Museum (http://www.texascivilwarmuseum.com/).  Mr. Simms stated that there is no validity to the rumor that a Confederate Unit was in the area of River Legacy Park and most lynchings and hangings at the time were done by civilians not the military.  I inquired about the identity of the supposed Red Haired Confederate General seen at the site and Mr. Simms just laughed at me.  "The only red haired General in the entire Confederate army was J.E.B Stuart and he was stationed at the east coast no where near Texas."
    Despite this man's condescending demeanor I was not deterred.  I asked about the civilians possible committing atrocities like lynchings and hangings in the area.  Mr. Simms said, "Well there was a group of German immigrants trying to flee to Mexico during the Civil War and were rounded up and killed due to the belief they were defecting to the Union in the North.  I believe most of those lynch mobs were towards Gainsville and maybe Brydsville."
    I asked again if he thought it was possible a Confederate unit did not report the incidents of hanging spies or maybe civilians did it on there own at the Hell's Gate site.  Once again I was met with cynicism and condescension.  "No way, the Confederates were more concerned about getting away from Union Cavalry instead of hunting spies.  The locals also were more concerned with family feuds at the time due to the economic impact of the war."  I thanked Mr. Simms for his time and left with less than what I started out with.

    There you have it, more questions in stead of answers.  There is no evidence to support Civil War era spectres.  No one has been able to record voices or photograph spectral anomalies.  This investigator is now forced to do all the major scientific methodical analysis on his own to form an honest conclusion.


(Renenactment of J.E.B Stuart, Note Red hair)


References:
Texas Civil War Museum."Texas Civil War Museum, Fort Worth."  21 October 2010. Web.<http://www.texascivilwarmuseum.com>