retrieved the Union flag that the rebels had "hauled down." She placed the flag in her attic window so everyone could see that "one heart was loyal yet."As Stonewall Jackson and his troops marched by Barbara Frietche's house, Jackson glimpsed the "old flag" and halted his men; then he gave the order, "Fire!"
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: John Greenleaf Whittier's Barbara Frietchie
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