![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mary Virginia "Jennie" Wade- Confined to her sister's home on Baltimore Street, Jennie Wade was instantly killed by a bullet that passed through two doors and struck her in the back as she mixed bread dough in the kitchen. Buried by Union soldiers in the yard of the home, she was later moved to Evergreen Cemetery where a monument and flag mark her final resting place. Hers was the only civilian death at Gettysburg, made even more tragic when it was discovered that Jack Skelly, her childhood friend and betrothed serving in the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, had been mortally wounded at Winchester the week before. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Last updated: May 5, 2015