Ginnie Wade
Mary Virginia "Ginnie" (or "Jennie") Wade (May 21, 1843 – July 3, 1863), a seamstress, was the only Gettysburg civilian killed directly during the Battle of Gettysburg.
The house where she was killed became a popular tourist attraction and museum called the "Jennie Wade House."
Read more about Ginnie Wade: Early Life, Casualty of War, Monument
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“Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)