Escaping ghosts of the past

Much has been whispered about a ghost at Fort Warren on Georges Island in the Boston Harbor. During the Civil War, Fort Warren held captured Confederate soldiers, including Lieutenant Andrew Lanier. His wife sailed from Georgia, observed the shift changes, cut off her hair, dressed as a Union soldier, and sneaked onto the island. But the couple was caught during a daring escape. Prior to being hanged, the wife made a final request: to dress as a woman again. The soldiers found a black dress used for plays and hanged her.
Much has been whispered about a ghost at Fort Warren on Georges Island in the Boston Harbor. During the Civil War, Fort Warren held captured Confederate soldiers, including Lieutenant Andrew Lanier. His wife sailed from Georgia, observed the shift changes, cut off her hair, dressed as a Union soldier, and sneaked onto the island. But the couple was caught during a daring escape. Prior to being hanged, the wife made a final request: to dress as a woman again. The soldiers found a black dress used for plays and hanged her.
Photo: John Tlumacki/Globe Staff; Text: Glenn Yoder/Boston.com Staff

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Boston's Secret Spaces offers tantalizing peeks into places ordinary mortals rarely see. Published in partnership with The Boston Globe and based on the exceedingly popular Boston.com feature (3.7 million page views and counting), the book takes readers behind the scenes at several sports hot spots, historical landmarks, and offbeat Beantown locales.