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Barbara Frietchie. By John Greenleaf Whittier. 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. Round about them orchards sweep, Apple- and peach-tree fruited deep, Fair as a garden of the Lord. To the eyes of the famished rebel horde,
Barbara Fritchie (née Hauer; December 3, 1766 – December 18, 1862), also known as Barbara Frietchie, and sometimes spelled Frietschie, was a Unionist during the Civil War. She became part of American folklore in part from a popular poem by John Greenleaf Whittier.
THE POEM. An American poet and editor, John Greenleaf Whittie r penned the ballad of Barbara Fritchie in 1863 after hearing about the alleged exploit from a friend of his. He used a German variant of her name in the poem, spelling it Frietchie.
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1807 –. 1892. 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. Round about them orchards sweep, Apple- and peach-tree fruited deep, Fair as a garden of the Lord.
The Poem. PDF Cite. John Greenleaf Whittier’s patriotic ballad “Barbara Frietchie” is one of the most popular poems ever published in American literature. Whittier first heard about the...
Apr 20, 2017 · The poem—inspired, like Longfellow’s, by the abolitionist cause—tells the story of an elderly woman who refused to lower her American flag when Confederate forces marched through her Maryland town:...
Nov 23, 2011 · Barbara Frietchie - The Atlantic. The Civil War Issue. Explore. Culture. Barbara Frietchie. The classic poem mythologizing an old woman who flew her Union flag as the rebels marched past....
