Jennie Wade House by CivilWarTrails

The Jennie Wade House Museum, with but a few minor changes and repairs, remains much as Jennie Wade must have known it more than 140 years ago. The walls of the Jennie Wade House, which witnessed the Battle and the tragic death of Jennie Wade, tell the story of the Building and those in it during the Battle of Gettysburg. As both armies fired on each other, the Jennie Wade home was struck repeatedly and riddled with bullets. The north side received most of the damage as it faced the Confederate position.

Authentically furnished from cellar to attic, The Jennie Wade House Museum is not only a shrine to a heroic martyr but has also become a museum of life and living during the American Civil War.

Panorama by Alan Chaffee Photography