1945 Jennie Wade House Gettysburg PA Postcard

1945 vintage postcard. On the morning of July 3rd, near 8:30 am, Mary Virginia “Jennie” Wade was shot dead while kneading dough in her sister's kitchen on East Cemetery Hill. She was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Today, Jennie is buried near Jack in the Evergreen Cemetery. A monument marks her resting place, as well as a perpetual American flag that flies day and night. The only other woman to claim that honor is Betsy Ross.