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Mary Virginia Wade (May 21, 1843 – July 3, 1863), also known as Jennie Wade or Ginnie Wade, [1] was a resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Battle of Gettysburg. At the age of 20, she was the only direct civilian casualty of the battle, [ 2 ] when she was killed by a stray bullet on July 3, 1863.
The soldiers were shocked to discover this soldier was female while attempting to treat the wounds. [31] Female confederate soldier belonging to a Louisiana regiment, described by the British colonel Arthur Fremantle, who travelled through the confederacy for over 3 months in 1863 as a war tourist.
Mary Siezgle was a soldier of the Union Army in the American Civil War. [1] Her service began as a nurse, but she joined her husband in the 44th New York Infantry disguised as a man. [1] [2] She was one of five women who are known to have participated as a combatant in the Battle of Gettysburg. [3]
Elizabeth Compton (born c. 1848) was a woman soldier fighting for the Union in the American Civil War.She enlisted at the age of 14, and served in seven different regiments until the conclusion of the war, thus holding the record for reenlisting in the most regiments.
Burying 100 fallen soldiers after the Battle of Gettysburg Elizabeth Möser Thorn (December 28, 1832 – October 17, 1907) was an American cemetery caretaker who served as the caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery in Adams County, Pennsylvania , while her husband was serving in the Union Army .
Gettysburg in 1863 (Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden, "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War," 1894, public domain). As a teenager, Tillie Pierce became well acquainted not with just the worries of war, but the horrors of military combat when a key battle of the American Civil War broke out in her hometown.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, take a look at the lives of female soldiers worldwide who have fought wars and become real heroes. Pics: Female soldiers around the world Skip to main ...
Mary Edwards Walker: Civil War Surgeon & Medal of Honor Recipient. Edina, MN: ABDO Pub, 2010. ISBN 1-60453-966-6 OCLC 430736535; Graf, Mercedes, and Mary Edwards Walker. A Woman of Honor: Dr. Mary E. Walker and the Civil War. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas Publications, 2001. ISBN 1-57747-071-0 OCLC 48851708; Hall, Richard C. Women on the Civil War ...