Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park is described as a site of paranormal activity, particularly around the Overton-Hillsman House, a historic farmhouse that served as a Civil War field hospital. Visitors and investigators report ghostly sounds like disembodied voices, phantom footsteps, and the distant sounds of battle, along with sightings of spectral soldiers on the battlefield grounds. The house is said to feature blood stains on its original floors and areas with intense cold spots, according to various ghost tour and paranormal research groups, such as Richmond Ghost Tours. Ghostly footsteps, disembodied voices, the sounds of distant cannon fire, and the spectral voices of soldiers are reported. Sightings of ghostly soldiers wandering the battlefield have been reported. Visitors have noted intense cold spots within the Overton-Hillsman House. The Overton-Hillsman House, with its original floors and alleged blood stains, is the focal point of much reported activity.