I have been on a bit of a Gettysburg kick lately. I rewatched my video touring the battlefield from several years ago. I went back and reread some of my Gettysburg books. There is so much information on the battle!
It hit me though, I had never read a book on the only civilian killed in the battle, Jennie Wade.
Well, I found a nice older copy of Cindy L. Small's "The Jennie Wade Story". The book is still in print and it is a great quick read about Jennie. If you are planning a first visit to town, this would be a great intro to the legendary young lady, who was just baking bread for the soldiers.
The book gives the details known about Jennie, but there is a great appendix section in the back getting into some of the other odd details of Jennie and Gettysburg. I was fascinated to read about other civilian injuries and deaths caused LATER relating to the battle. There is a discussion about where the fatal bullet came from.
This was just a nice little book that was fun to read.
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