Jennie Wade

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Jennie Wade was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, later becoming a symbol of the conflict’s impact on noncombatants.

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instanceOf American Civil War civilian
civilian casualty
human
activityDuringBattle baking bread for Union soldiers
ageAtDeath 20
associatedWithMilitarySide Union (indirectly, as a civilian in Union-held area)
bodyInitiallyBuriedAt backyard of the house where she was killed
burialPlace Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
commemoratedIn historical literature about the Battle of Gettysburg
tourist sites in Gettysburg
conflict American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1843-05-21
dateOfDeath 1863-07-03
era 19th century
ethnicGroup European American
father James Wade NERFINISHED
fullName Mary Virginia Wade NERFINISHED
givenName Mary NERFINISHED
hasMonument statue at her gravesite in Evergreen Cemetery
houseAssociatedWith Jennie Wade House NERFINISHED
houseLocation Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
killedWhile baking bread in her sister's house
languageSpoken English
laterReinterredAt Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorial Jennie Wade Monument at Evergreen Cemetery NERFINISHED
middleName Virginia NERFINISHED
mother Mary Ann Filby Wade NERFINISHED
nickname Jennie NERFINISHED
notableFor only direct civilian death during the Battle of Gettysburg
occupation seamstress
placeOfBirth Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
shotThrough door of the house where she was staying
sibling Georgia Wade McClellan NERFINISHED
symbolOf civilian suffering in the American Civil War
impact of war on noncombatants

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