The concept of residual haunting is explored and questioned as the speaker discusses the idea that time may also play a role in paranormal activity. The traumatic events that occur in certain locations may act as "bookmarks" in time where the energy and intensity of the event lingers, impacting the surrounding environment.
The speaker discusses a narrow lane that was used in the Civil War as a strategic location to defend. He shares his disagreement with raising the age to bring kids into the army, stating that people can heal from war experiences.
Gettysburg is known for its paranormal activity, with visitors reporting sightings of ghostly Confederate soldiers and the smell of gunpowder. Some people believe that the residual haunting is more than just recorded energy, but is influenced by the fluidity of time in that specific space.
The speaker discusses a historic site called Bloody Lane, a sunken road where 5,000 men were killed during the Civil War, and shares a story of a haunting reported by Baltimore schoolboys.