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5 days ago · Barbara Fritchie (also spelled Frietchie) really lived in Frederick. She was a staunch Unionist — and a slave owner, too. But when the Confederates blew through town, she was 95 years old and reportedly confined to bed. Hardly someone who’d grab a fallen flag and taunt passing Rebels.
3 days ago · Fritchie (also spelled Frietchie) really lived in Frederick. She was a staunch Unionist — and a slave owner, too. But when the Confederates blew through town, she was 95 years old and reportedly ...
3 days ago · An Old Woman, a Flag and a Legend That Just Won’t Die. The words once echoed through countless classrooms. “Up from the meadows rich with corn, clear in the cool September morn; The clustered spires of Frederick stand, green-walled by the hills of Maryland.”. It’s John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Barbara Fritchie,” an American classic.
Sep 6, 2024 · Few people read "Snow-Bound" or "Maud Muller" or "Barbara Frietchie" anymore, even in school. But at his death on September 7, 1892, John Greenleaf Whittier of Amesbury, Massachusetts, was a pop icon, as beloved as a modern rock star.
5 days ago · Barbara Fritchie, Frederick,, Maryland citizen. Although a sight-and-smell for sore eyes, Lee’s men behaved themselves overall. They were polite and didn’t vandalize the civilian homes. But their kindness didn’t win over sweeping support for the Confederate cause. The Maryland governor didn’t try to see Lee. Nor did any of the legislators.
Aug 30, 2024 · LibriVox recording of Poems of American Patriotism by Brander Matthews. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. This book is a collection of patriotic poems by many authors. - Summary by Hannah Shaver.
Aug 23, 2024 · Barbara Frietchie Poem by William F. Kirk. William F. Kirk. Poems Biography. Barbara Frietchie ban brave old hen, Her age it ban tree score and ten. She living in Frederick, Maryland, - It ban yust a dinky von night stand. But Barbara rise to fame, yu bet, And folks ban talking about her yet.
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