Editor’s note: On first arriving in Gettysburg to cover the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg in 2013, I noticed a home with a statue of a woman outside. I stopped and read the plaque. Much to my amazement, the statue was Jennie Wade, the only civilian to be killed during the Battle of Gettysburg….
Meet Jennie Wade, Civil War Heroine

Jennie Wade (Photo: RET)