Forensic Science Comes to Gettysburg | Jennie Wade | Gettysburg163 | America250

Forensic Science Comes to Gettysburg | Jennie Wade | Gettysburg163 | America250

July 13, 2026 · 1h 28m · Season 18 · Episode 5

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The episode explores forensic science related to the medical events during the Battle of Gettysburg, focusing on Jennie Wade's case.

***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week because Gettysburg history is just too expansive and fascinating*** 🔴163 Gettysburg Anniversary: Battlefield Forensics: Examining Unique Medical Events at Gettysburg with Dr. Matthew Lively - July 3, 2026 Discussion Topics: Civil War medicine: standard practices and myths Wound dressing and care War only benefits medicine: advances in medicine from Civil War Gas gang green vs Hospital gang green Is necrotizing faceitous the modern gang green? Use of a tourniquet debate How interest in civil war forensics led to writing book Jennie Wade fatal shot forensic investigation Forensic analysis of Jennie Wade bullet path Jennie Wade wound and if she would have had an immediate death Matt's Jennie Wade Theory 🤔 Show References: Gettysburg - 1993 Movie Calamity at Chancellorsville: The Wounding and Death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson - Matthew W. Lively The True Story of Jennie Wade, a Gettysburg Maid - John W. Johnston Addressing Gettysburg Shows on Jennie Wade: Ask a Gettysburg Guide 23 Jennie Wade and Jack Skelly with Cindy Small and Tim Smith Ask A Gettysburg Guide 23- Jennie Wade and Jack…

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