Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Barbara Fietchie at the Great Central Fair]

GLC02909

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GLC#
GLC02909
Type
Images
Date
circa 1864
Author/Creator
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Title
[Barbara Fietchie at the Great Central Fair]
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Barbara Frietchie gained fame for telling T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson to harm her rather than the Union flag at the time he entered Frederick, Maryland. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the poem in Nov. 1863 and it was printed with the carte to raise money for the war effort. The Great Central (Sanitary) Fair in Philadelphia opened in 1864. (Lincoln addressed the fair in 6/16/1864)

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