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Legends of Tennessee, Part Two | The Grave Talks

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🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO

When most people think of haunted Tennessee, they picture the Bell Witch or whispers of Elvis still roaming Graceland. But beyond the headlines and tourist hotspots lies a darker, quieter world—one tucked inside the backroads and forgotten corners of the Volunteer State.

Paranormal investigator Eric Freeman Sims has spent more than two decades uncovering those hidden stories. In his book, Small Town Haunts and Legends of Tennessee, he dives into chilling accounts of restless spirits, long-buried secrets, and the eerie folklore that refuses to fade with time.

Eric’s journey into the unexplained began early—with a full-body apparition at just eight years old. That encounter sparked a lifetime pursuit of answers about what lingers after death. Now, he shines a light on the lesser-known hauntings that prove sometimes the most terrifying stories aren’t found in big cities—but in the small towns you drive through without a second glance.

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0:00.0

Today on the Grave Talks, we continue our conversation with author Eric Freeman Sims about the legends of Tennessee.

0:09.6

We mentioned the Battle of Franklin being the five bloodiest hours of the Civil War, but the Shiloh National Military Park, that battlefield saw a lot of death.

0:22.8

Yeah, about 20,000 dead between both sides.

0:26.0

I can't even wrap my brain around that.

0:28.2

Yeah.

0:29.2

I just can't.

0:30.1

There were so many killed people and horses that there's a pretty good size pond that turned red with blood.

0:41.0

Yeah, because you think 20,000.

0:43.6

You can go to a concert at the arena here, and if it's sold out, that's 15,000.

0:50.1

You know, that's just, it's just overwhelming to think about.

0:54.6

Yeah.

0:55.3

Is the Shiloh National Military Park, where exactly is that?

1:00.5

That is in the West Tennessee kind of south along the Mississippi border.

1:06.3

Does that location have reports of hauntings?

1:10.0

There's all kinds of reports of haunting.

1:11.7

There has to be.

1:13.5

Yeah.

1:14.1

Yeah.

1:14.4

That was really a stupid question.

1:18.2

There's lots of sounds of, of course, battles going on, gunshots, cannon fire, things

1:22.2

like that, men screaming.

1:23.9

Horses is another one, like I talked about at Carton with the Battle of Franklin.

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