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Frietschie, Barbara

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Frietschie (or Fritchie), Barbara (1766-1862)

US heroine who, according to legend, on 6 September 1862, at the age of 95, boldly displayed the Union flag as Confederate soldiers passed by her home in Frederick, Maryland. In tribute to her bravery, she was not harmed. A replica of her house was built in 1926.

She was born Barbara Haver in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Her father was a hatter and she married John Casper Frietschie, a glovemaker, in 1806.
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