Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Learn what the Battle of Gettysburg meant to the people who lived here during the war.

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Jennie Wade House Museum
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548 BALTIMORE STREET
GETTYSBURG, PA 17325, USA
Website: http://www.jennie-wade-house.com/
During the Battle of Gettysburg, 20-year-old Mary Virginia "Jennie" Wade and her mother stayed at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. Lewis McClellan, who had just given birth to her first child. While baking bread for the Union troops, a stray bullet passed through two doors striking and killing Jennie Wade. Jennie Wade became Gettysburg's heroine. The 1863 home is now a museum that tells the story and life of Jennie Wade.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | This self-guided walking tour allows visitors to effectively explore the history of the town.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | This National Park preserves and protects the Gettysburg battlefield and the Soldiers' National Cemetery, site of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Tours of the historic site run for ninety minutes and feature a tour of the town and its citizens, who were caught between battle lines during the Civil War.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Part of the National Park Service, the "Lincoln Room" is located in the historic site, where President Lincoln stayed the night before he gave his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.
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