Ghosts of the Sorrel-Weed House

On Aug.25, 2007, we investigated the Sorrel-Weed house in Savannah,Ga. This mansion was built by Charles Blaney Cluskey between 1840-1841, for Francis Sorrel. Sorrel lived there with his wife and son, Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, who became the youngest General of the Confederacy, at age 26. The house was sold to Henry Weed in 1859.

The story is told that Francis Sorrel's wife jumped to her death from the second floor balcony,after learning that Francis was having an affair with a slave girl. The story as told by the staff, employed at the house is, that the slave girl was found hanged two weeks after Mrs. Sorrel's suicide.

In Oct.2005, The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) conducted an investigation for the Sci-Fi channel Ghost Hunters special. TAPS obtained EVP's from within the slave girls quarters, where an African American woman's voice is screaming, "Get out.....Get out....Help me..my god...my god. A man's voice was heard with the woman but his words are inaudible.

As my better half and I entered the house, there is a sense of energy that can be felt, which is best described as similar to static electricity in the air. Upon entering a parlor, I photographed an orb traveling across an antique server.

Several full body apparitions can be seen in a digital photo I took in the court yard of the house on Aug. 25,2007 at 1430 hours (2:30p.m.) After viewing that photo, we returned to the court yard on Aug. 26,2007 at 2212 hours(10:12 p.m.) and again took digital photos. Again full body apparitions are visible.

I always include the moon phase and solar activity records for my paranormal investigations.

Sunrise 0655 hours---sunset 1958 hours
Temperature high 89---low 83
Weather clear--rain earlier in day
Humidity high
Solor activity none
Moon phase 3/4 full--full moon on the 28th.
Moon rise 1824 hours-----moon set 0334 hours
Camera used Sony digital