Barbara Fritchie
American patriot during the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the play based on this historical character, see Barbara Frietchie.
Barbara Fritchie (née Hauer; December 3, 1766 – December 18, 1862), also known as Barbara Frietchie, and sometimes spelled Frietschie,[1] was a Unionist during the Civil War. She became part of American folklore in part from a popular poem by John Greenleaf Whittier.