Jennie Wade at Gettysburg Bread Maker Heroine
Jennie Wade, 20, baked bread for Union soldiers amid the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. She tended water and food for troops on July 1 and 2, finally kneading dough on July 3 before a bullet killed her as she worked. Her grave at a local cemetery became a memorial, with a flag over her stone.
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Gettysburg Heroine Jennie Wade Remembered
The 19 year old Gettysburg girl Jennie Wade is honored as the only civilian fatality in the three day battle. She was baking bread for Union soldiers when a stray bullet struck and she died at Gettysburg. 51 008 casualties were recorded between Union and Confederate forces.
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Gettysburg
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Gettysburg Travel Council
Monument Dedicated for 20th New York Militia at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Pa July 4 ceremony unveils a monument to the 20th New York State Militia Ulster Guard the oldest continuous New York regiment. Seward Osborne of Olivebridge N Y led the effort inspired by a survivor clipping from 1888. The event includes a Pickett charge reenactment by Ulster County volunteers and a free Family Film Festival at Gambrill State Park July 4 week activities noted by Assembly member Maurice Hinckey and the National Park Service.
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20Th Regiment
Gambril State Park
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Rock Run
Charlie Chaplin
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