Barbara Fritchie
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Barbara Fritchie was a legendary Unionist heroine of the American Civil War, best known from John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag at Confederate troops in Frederick, Maryland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbara Fritchie canonical | 6 |
| Barbara Frietchie | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2363371 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Barbara Fritchie Context triple: [Barbara Frietchie, fullName, Barbara Fritchie]
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Harriet Hilliard
Harriet Hilliard was an American singer and actress best known as the wife and performing partner of Ozzie Nelson and for her long-running role on the radio and television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
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Miss Mary B. Bradford
Miss Mary B. Bradford was the woman who sponsored and ceremonially christened the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Buck (DD-420) at its launching.
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Nannie
Nannie is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive or variant of names like Nancy or Anne.
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Leontine Drinkard
Leontine Drinkard was a member of the prominent Warwick–Houston musical family, known as the matriarchal lineage behind singers like Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston.
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Alice Tinker
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Barbara Fritchie Target entity description: Barbara Fritchie was a legendary Unionist heroine of the American Civil War, best known from John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag at Confederate troops in Frederick, Maryland.
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A.
Harriet Hilliard
Harriet Hilliard was an American singer and actress best known as the wife and performing partner of Ozzie Nelson and for her long-running role on the radio and television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
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B.
Miss Mary B. Bradford
Miss Mary B. Bradford was the woman who sponsored and ceremonially christened the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Buck (DD-420) at its launching.
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C.
Nannie
Nannie is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive or variant of names like Nancy or Anne.
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D.
Leontine Drinkard
Leontine Drinkard was a member of the prominent Warwick–Houston musical family, known as the matriarchal lineage behind singers like Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston.
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E.
Alice Tinker
Alice Tinker is a lovable, naïve, and eccentric verger in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for her childlike innocence and quirky misunderstandings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War figure
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Unionist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Union Army
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surface form:
Union Army (symbolically)
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| associatedWithPlace |
Frederick, Maryland
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Maryland ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
historical markers in Frederick, Maryland
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literary works ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1862 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | poem "Barbara Frietchie" by John Greenleaf Whittier ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German-American ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability |
legend
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patriotic legend ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Barbara Fritchie self-link ⓘ |
| hasLegend | defiantly waving the U.S. flag at Confederate troops in Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
hat maker
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shopkeeper ⓘ |
| hasPortrayalIn |
American Civil War popular culture
ⓘ
American patriotic literature ⓘ |
| hasVariantName | Barbara Frietchie ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Unionist heroine
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folk heroine ⓘ |
| influenced | Union patriotic folklore ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Union cause in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| name | Barbara Fritchie self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem "Barbara Frietchie"
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being a legendary Unionist heroine of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Barbara Frietchie (poem depiction) ⓘ |
| occupation | patriot (legendary) ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War folklore
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United States patriotic folklore ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Frederick, Maryland
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Maryland ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Union
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pro-Union ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John Fritchie ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Union loyalty
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patriotic defiance ⓘ |
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Subject: Barbara Fritchie Description of subject: Barbara Fritchie was a legendary Unionist heroine of the American Civil War, best known from John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag at Confederate troops in Frederick, Maryland.
Referenced by (8)
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