Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mary Virginia Wade

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

1. Mary Virginia Wade Marker

Inscription. Jennie Wade
Aged 20 yrs. 2 mos
killed July 3, 1863
while making bread
for the Union soldiers.

< Right of Monument: >
What soever God
willeth must be
though a Nation
mourn.

< Left of Monument: >
With a courage
born of loyalty,
she hath done
what she could.

< Back of Monument: >
Erected by the
Woman’s Relief Corps.
of Iowa A.D. 1901

Erected 1901 by Woman’s Relief Corps. of Iowa.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.

Location. 39° 49.192′ N, 77° 13.829′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It can be reached from Baltimore Street (Pennsylvania Route 97), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Evergreen Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battery G, Fourth U.S. Artillery (a few steps from this marker); A Few Appropriate Remarks (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentucky Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); ...broken by gunfire... (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldier’s National Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery H, 1st U.S. Artillery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fifth New York Light Artillery (about 300 feet away); New York State Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Gettysburg Address (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Jennie Wade. A tragic Story. (Submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Right of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

2. Right of Monument

Left of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

3. Left of Monument

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

4. Back of Monument

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

5. Mary Virginia Wade Marker

Jennie Wade's full name was Mary Virginia Wade. Her nickname "Ginny" was misprinted as "Jennie" in an 1863 newspaper article reporting her death. The name "Jennie Wade" remans today.

Marker in Evergreen Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

6. Marker in Evergreen Cemetery

An American flag flies above the grave of Jennie Wade 24 hours a day.

Jenny Wade House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

7. Jenny Wade House

The house where Jennie Wade was shot still stands, a short distance north of the marker.

<i>Jennie Wade House and Monument Gettysburg, Pa.</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard by David Blocher, circa 1925

8. Jennie Wade House and Monument Gettysburg, Pa.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,335 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 8. submitted on January 4, 2015.