September 22, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011
War-date carte de visite of "Barbara Frietchie" with full verse of John Greenleaf Whittier's 1864 poem dedicated to this patriot. Slightly trimmed, else VG. Barbara Ritchie (1766-1862) was a friend of Francis Scott Key and they participated together in a memorial service at Frederick, Maryland, when George Washington died. A central figure in the history of Frederick, she lived in a house that has, in modern times, become a stop on the town's walking tour. In stories, it is said that the age of 95, she waved the Union flag out of her window, demonstrating her opposition to Stonewall Jackson's troops, who were passing through Frederick in the Maryland Campaign. This event is the subject of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem of 1864, Barbara Frietchie.
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