Does anyone really know who pulled the trigger? Yvette and her team decided that it was a confederate named Terrance. Really? Was Yvette also the one to decide that 1 tap meant no and 2 taps meant yes EVERY WHERE they went last night? The ouiji board thing was just dangerous. They could have unleashed some really bad entities, and left them there for those of us that will visit in the future. They should have left Yvette in the woods with her camera..you know the one that only had her face on it. Self effacing theatrics at it's best.

No, no one knows. They can only speculate the bullet came from the Farnsworth House, but nothing for sure. During the time of the battle, The Jennie Wade House was right on the middle as it was at the base of Cemetary Hill, right on the line of the "fishook" line as historians refer to it. The Union had the high ground and the Confederates were trying to out flank them. There was a lot of fighting in the area. It may look like part of the town now, but back in 1863 The McClellan Home (the Jennie Wade house) was considered on the outskirts. The bullet did come from the Confederate side of the battle, and if you look at old photos from the time there were not as many buildings in the area it is still only a speculation--but to say for sure thru a psychic is just crazy. I find it very hard to believe that on the 3rd day of the battle, thru the death, destruction, confusion, screams, thick smoke, hungry soldiers and horses, the dead and dying everywhere with everything going on after 2 days of heavy battle and casualties that there was the time or the inclination to track down the sharp shooter of a stray bullet and kill him. The soldier most likely did not even know.

Now if there was an actual EVP of the sharpshooter backed up by K2 meter activity, then you would have something to sink your teeth into and research. However, the MH team does not shut up long enough to hear or feel anything. It was like watching a bunch of overgrown kids on a sleepover trying to scare one another.

History of Jennie Wade: Their family was poor and the family actually lived in another house on Baltimore Street. Jennie' father (a tailor by trade) was arrested for stealing money and was in jail for 2 years. After his release he went insane and was sent to live in the Alms house, which before it burned to the ground was up by Barlow's Knoll. The cemetary is still there. Jennie and her mother were very poor and did tailoring and mending to survive. At the time of the battle, Jennie's sister Georgia had just given birth and could not be moved. Georgia's husband was fighting in the war. Jennie and her mother went to be with her sister and baby. They also thought being on the outskirts of town would be a safer place to be. There were many bullets that hit the house. Georgia was bedridden after giving birth and had a few bullets enter her bedroom. Because the father was insane, they never told him of his daughter's death. It is said that he haunts the basement, mourning the death of his daughter to this day.

I don't know who killed her, but speaking as a Gettysburg buff I think it's HIGHLY unlikely that whoever did was caught and hanged by a lynch mob led by a Union soldier named 'Art.'

For one thing, no Union soldier is going to stop what he's doing in the middle of a battle to hunt down and hang another soldier for accidently killing a civilian. He just wouldn't have the time, and the notion that he somehow knew 'Terrence' was the culprit despite the fact that Jennie was killed in a house, behind closed doors, and the shot could have come from ANYWHERE in that general direction (hundreds of men were around that location firing guns)...unlikely.

Jennie's death, sad as it was, was not an isolated murder in a quiet town. There was a battle going on, hundreds of men dying every minute, and no one even knew she'd been killed until sometime later, when her family asked the Union soldiers to help move her body. And certainly by that time the soldier responsible would have long fled his perch, and there would be no way to find him. He was a shooter in a sea of shooters; it would be impossible.

For another, Gettysburg is probably THE most documented battle of the Civil War. Jennie's death is famous. If her killer had been caught and hanged someone would have documented that fact - we'd know about it. There was no reason to keep "Terrence's" hanging a secret - "Art" would have been hailed as a hero for catching and bringing to justice the "d*mned rebel" responsible for the death of a Union girl.

So, I think the whole thing was entertaining hooey. Interestingly enough, I wrote an entire post about this but it seems to have been removed from the board. Hm...

what I was wondering is....
if the three southerner were trying to get away after the battle and this art fropm the north was chasing them. were they the 3 southreners that got hung on the bridge?
just something that came to mind last night.

I checked the rosters for the 6th, 21st, and 57th North Carolina and there was no one on them by the name of Terrence Jackson -- not even a "sounds-like". If you recollect, it was stated that Terrence was from North Carolina. The 3 North Carolina units I mentioned fought at Cemetery Hill and were not even situated near the Jenny Wade House.

Kathleen, you're 100% correct about the MHL team not shutting up enough to sink their teeth into anything.

Er...isn't the Jennie Wade House practically ON Cemetery Hill? I'm confused...

I'd call it on the side of the hill.
With the Feds at the top along the ridge and the Rebs in town. The house was right in between both sides.
Story I heard was Jennie and her mother were baking bread and selling it to Union troops up on the hill.

Today there is a motel right next to the house.On a bus tour we had a very entertaining guide.
He commented how amazing it was that the fatal shoot went in one end of motel and out the other before it entered the Wade house.
Yep.....People sat up in seats, looked and somebody said "Really?"

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Originally posted by sarahb1863:
Er...isn't the Jennie Wade House practically ON Cemetery Hill? I'm confused...

It is at the base of East Cemetary Hill. The house is on Baltimore Street. If you walk thru the big parking lot where the tour busses are you will reach East Cemetary Hill and the Military Park. So it is not on the hill itself but the base of the hill. Behind the Holiday Inn is where the Louisiana Tigers made they play under darkness for the high ground of Cemetary Hill. Hillcrest Avenue, the small road behind the Holiday Inn is also very active.

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Originally posted by sarahb1863:
Er...isn't the Jennie Wade House practically ON Cemetery Hill? I'm confused...

It's on the northern slope of Cemetery Hill not far from the crest -- it's an easy climb to the top. The NC troops came in from the east at the bottom of the hill. Next time you're at the Jenny Wade House, walk through the parking lot to where General Hancock's statue is and look to your left toward the bottom of the hill -- that's approximately where the NC troops were. They were in the vicinity but not near the house.

The troops that were closest to the Jenny Wade House were from Ohio and Louisiana.

Thanks for the info. I've stayed at the Holiday Inn Battlefield a few times, it's a great location - you can easily walk to Cemetery Hill, the shops across the street, and to the Avenue for a great diner breakfast. I agree that it's unlikely anyone from NC would have been in a sniper's position there on the morning of the 3rd, but given all the holes in 'Terrence's' story I'd say that's the least of MH's problems!

And I'm laughing at that bus driver's comments. :-) Some people don't think! Gettysburg magazine once published a list of the strangest questions park rangers ever got. The winner was "Where do you store the monuments in the winter?" The runner up was, "Why were so many Civil War battles fought on National Park Service land?"

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Originally posted by sarahb1863:
Thanks for the info. I've stayed at the Holiday Inn Battlefield a few times, it's a great location - you can easily walk to Cemetery Hill, the shops across the street, and to the Avenue for a great diner breakfast. I agree that it's unlikely anyone from NC would have been in a sniper's position there on the morning of the 3rd, but given all the holes in 'Terrence's' story I'd say that's the least of MH's problems!

And I'm laughing at that bus driver's comments. :-) Some people don't think! Gettysburg magazine once published a list of the strangest questions park rangers ever got. The winner was "Where do you store the monuments in the winter?" The runner up was, "Why were so many Civil War battles fought on National Park Service land?"

ROFLOL. I love it. While this is not related I have to share it.

I have a friend from Canada who works with the RCMP. A tourist asked him once how they get the lakes so blue in Canada. He told the woman that in Canada they wait until winter when the lakes freeze. Then they send in helicopters and pull the frozen water out in one piece. After the frozen wateris removed the government sends in a crew to paint the bottom of the lakes with a special paint called Canadian Lake Blue. After the paint dries they replace the frozen water and after spring thaw the waters look a rich, deep blue. Scott told me the woman actually asked where she could buy the paint.

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Originally posted by sarahb1863:
I don't know who killed her, but speaking as a Gettysburg buff I think it's HIGHLY unlikely that whoever did was caught and hanged by a lynch mob led by a Union soldier named 'Art.'

For one thing, no Union soldier is going to stop what he's doing in the middle of a battle to hunt down and hang another soldier for accidently killing a civilian. He just wouldn't have the time, and the notion that he somehow knew 'Terrence' was the culprit despite the fact that Jennie was killed in a house, behind closed doors, and the shot could have come from ANYWHERE in that general direction (hundreds of men were around that location firing guns)...unlikely.

Jennie's death, sad as it was, was not an isolated murder in a quiet town. There was a battle going on, hundreds of men dying every minute, and no one even knew she'd been killed until sometime later, when her family asked the Union soldiers to help move her body. And certainly by that time the soldier responsible would have long fled his perch, and there would be no way to find him. He was a shooter in a sea of shooters; it would be impossible.

For another, Gettysburg is probably THE most documented battle of the Civil War. Jennie's death is famous. If her killer had been caught and hanged someone would have documented that fact - we'd know about it. There was no reason to keep "Terrence's" hanging a secret - "Art" would have been hailed as a hero for catching and bringing to justice the "d*mned rebel" responsible for the death of a Union girl.

So, I think the whole thing was entertaining hooey. Interestingly enough, I wrote an entire post about this but it seems to have been removed from the board. Hm...

Okay here's something for you gburg "hisotrians" how many other civilians were killed during those 3 days in July 1863 besides Ginny Wade? There were plenty - she was the only one canonized and appointed the civilian that counts. Amazing how you PA people ignore the facts.

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Originally posted by sarahb1863:
Er...isn't the Jennie Wade House practically ON Cemetery Hill? I'm confused...

It is at the base of East Cemetary Hill. The house is on Baltimore Street. If you walk thru the big parking lot where the tour busses are you will reach East Cemetary Hill and the Military Park. So it is not on the hill itself but the base of the hill. Behind the Holiday Inn is where the Louisiana Tigers made they play under darkness for the high ground of Cemetary Hill. Hillcrest Avenue, the small road behind the Holiday Inn is also very active.

Jenny wade's house and the house she died in were two different properties. You people are amazing

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Originally posted by kathleen712:

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Originally posted by sarahb1863:
Er...isn't the Jennie Wade House practically ON Cemetery Hill? I'm confused...

It is at the base of East Cemetary Hill. The house is on Baltimore Street. If you walk thru the big parking lot where the tour busses are you will reach East Cemetary Hill and the Military Park. So it is not on the hill itself but the base of the hill. Behind the Holiday Inn is where the Louisiana Tigers made they play under darkness for the high ground of Cemetary Hill. Hillcrest Avenue, the small road behind the Holiday Inn is also very active.

Jenny wade's house and the house she died in were two different properties. You people are amazing

No kidding....If you read some of my other posts, I point that out. The Jennie Wade house as it is called is where she died, which is at the base of Cemetary Hill. The Jennie Wade Birthplace as it is called, is towards town. The house where she dies is actually the McClellan home, it was not owned by the Wade family, but half was rented to Jennie's sister Georgia.