As a historian, I have arrived at a single explanation for why the Civil War took place, and it is quite unlikely that this explanation is what you have been taught or told. The Union army was responsible for wreaking havoc on the South of the United States, killing and destroying anyone and everything that stood in their way, including those who were enslaved. Given the number of people who perished in this conflict, it is not surprising that many ghostly legends developed from this conflict.
An apparition of a pale white rider is claimed to reside in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to a one-time ghost story. Union soldiers are said to have received a rumor that William Poole had riches concealed at his estate, according to that legend. Poole was deemed affluent by the standards of the 1860s due to the fact that he owned and operated a mill. A small number of soldiers made the decision to ride to the estate and corner Poole within his home. They demanded that he hand over his fortune or come face to face with their fury against him.
There was a fear that the Union troops would set fire to his mill, but Poole argued once more that he did not possess any gold. At long last, the soldiers started setting fire to the mill when they heard a white steed moving through the woods nearby. In order to ensure the horse’s safety, Mr. Poole had concealed it. The troops came to the conclusion that Poole was most likely telling the truth, and as a result, they accepted the horse as payment.
In the moment that William Poole seen his magnificent horse being led away, he was overcome with grief. According to the legend, the horse brought him back to him in spirit form. People have declared that they have witnessed a pale white rider on a pale white horse galloping through the woods for a considerable amount of time following the event. On Rock Quarry Road, his cemetery and the area surrounding his home have both been visited by his spirit. There are a lot of people who believe that Poole did in fact have gold, and that it is buried somewhere in the swampy land along Rock Quarry and Jones Sausage Roads.
Legend of The Ghostly Pale Rider of North Carolina.