Barbara Frietchie

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892)

This was the weekly poem for Flag Day 2006. It tells the largely-apocryphal but nonetheless inspiring story of one old woman’s act of patriotism during a Confederate advance in the civil war. (summary by LauraFox)

Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Barbara Frietchie - Read by KH Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:03:23
Play 02 Barbara Frietchie - Read by KZ Kymm Zuckert
00:03:07
Play 03 Barbara Frietchie - Read by LF Fox in the Stars
00:03:31
Play 04 Barbare Frietchie - Read by WW Westwinds12
00:03:45