Jennie Wade, staying at her sister's house on the north slope of Cemetery Hill, was accidentally killed by a bullet fired by a Confederate skirmisher. She was in the process of preparing bread for Union skirmishers stationed nearby the house when the errant bullet passed through two doors striking her in the back. She died instantly and despite the 50,000+ military casualties in the battle of Gettysburg, Jennie was the only civilian killed.Jennie Wade, staying at her sister's house on the north slope of Cemetery Hill, was accidentally killed by a bullet fired by a Confederate skirmisher. She was in the process of preparing bread for Union skirmishers stationed nearby the house when the errant bullet passed through two doors striking her in the back. She died instantly and despite the 50,000+ military casualties in the battle of Gettysburg, Jennie was the only civilian killed.
Jennie Wade, staying at her sister's house on the north slope of Cemetery Hill, was accidentally killed by a bullet fired by a Confederate skirmisher. She was in the process of preparing bread for Union skirmishers stationed nearby the house when the errant bullet passed through two doors striking her in the back. She died instantly and despite the 50,000+ military casualties in the battle of Gettysburg, Jennie was the only civilian killed.