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Elizabeth Thorne immigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania prior to the Civil War. After the Battles, Elizabeth and her elderly father buried over 100 people whose bodies were left at the Cemetery. Despite being six months pregnant and faced with heat and overwhelming stench, she carried on until the work was done, earning her the title of The Angel of Gettysburg