There are actually two statues of this girl, one here in front of the house and gift shop overlooking Baltimore Road/Pike and the other, at Evergreen Cemetery, where her body was moved at the beginning of the 20th century. The statue is on a large granite base and is made of bronze. SIRIS offers the following dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 62 1/2 x 20 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 12 1/2 x 31 x 31 in. Basically, the statue is full length and shows Jenny approaching the street with her proper left foot (your right). She holds a loaf of bread in her proper right hand; and a pitcher in her proper left hand. She wears a dress and apron, which flows all the way down to her foot, which is peeking out as she steps ahead. I liked her hair how it was wrapped up over her head in a braid. The SIRIS site actually got the description wrong, incorrectly identifying which had was holding what. The sculptor put creases in her dress to show movement. Jenny appears pleased and happy as there is a trace of a smile on her face as she looks forward, somewhat determinedly.
There is a small bronze plaque on the front of the base which reads:
Jennie Wade
Aged 20 Years 2 Months
Killed Here - July 3, 1863
While Making Bread for the Union Soldiers
The sculptor's name, Ivo ZIni, is supposed to be in the rear of the sculptor but I did not see it. The sculptor was placed in 1984 and is located at the Jennie Wade House Barn and Gift Shop, 548 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.
There is also an interpretive out front which reads:
On the morning of July 1st, Gettysburg resident Jennie Wade and her family fled their town home to this brick double house shared by her sister Georgia McClellan, to distance themselves from the fighting. The Union retreat to Cemetery Hill soon placed Jennie and the rest of the household in the direct path of danger.
Despite the menace of stray bullets that constantly struck the house walls, Jennie busied herself furnishing water and baking biscuits for the many soldiers manning the nearby Union picket line.
Early on the morning of July 3rd, fate claimed Gettysburg’s only civilian fatality. Jennie was killed instantly by a random Confederate bullet while preparing biscuit dough in the kitchen. He mother saw her fall and sadly informed the rest of the family “. . . your sister is dead.”
There is also an American Guide Series entry for this Civil War site. That reads:
The JENNY WADE HOUSE, Baltimore St. near entrance to National Cemetery, is a one-and-a-half-story red brick structure with a sloping roof projecting far beyond the low walls. In this house Jenny Wade, a 20-year-old Gettysburg girl, was killed on the third day of the battle when a stray bullet struck her as she was kneading dough in the kitchen. The building houses a museum where relics and souvenirs of the battle are on sale. --- Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940; page 236-7
Ironically, this was not her house, it was her sister's house. The house is kind of a tourist trap with a souvenir shop to the right of the house. This is where the tour starts, of course. The house is of brick, modest, across from the Hal of Presidents museum along Baltimore Pike. The National Cemetery is caddy corner across the road as well. Parking is next door in a free dirt lot, very convenient. There is also transportation provided which begins at the Visitor Center. They drive a bus around and let you tour the battlefield and the historical sites. Bring lots of money!
From the official link: With but few minor changes and repairs, the Jennie Wade House Museum remains much as Jennie must have known it more than 130 years ago. Authentically furnished from cellar to attic, the museum Is not only a shrine to a heroic martyr but has become a museum of life and living during the American Civil War. The Jennie Wade Gift Shop features unique gifts and collectibles and Jennie Wade related souvenirs. The facility is open March-November 9 am – 5 pm (closed Thanksgiving Day). Admission: Adults $7.25; Children (ages 6-12) $3.50. Prices subject to change without notice. SOURCE