Barbara Frietchie
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Barbara Frietchie is a patriotic Union heroine of the American Civil War, best known as the central figure in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag in front of Confederate troops.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbara Frietchie canonical | 4 |
| Barbara Fritchie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373588 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Frietchie Context triple: [John Greenleaf Whittier, notableWork, Barbara Frietchie]
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A.
Mary Pickersgill
Mary Pickersgill was an American flag maker best known for creating the enormous Star-Spangled Banner flag that inspired the United States national anthem during the War of 1812.
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B.
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, better known as Bess Truman, was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman.
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C.
Mary Surratt
Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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D.
Mary Lee Woods
Mary Lee Woods was a British mathematician and computer scientist who worked on early computers at Ferranti and was the mother of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee.
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E.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Frietchie Target entity description: Barbara Frietchie is a patriotic Union heroine of the American Civil War, best known as the central figure in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag in front of Confederate troops.
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A.
Mary Pickersgill
Mary Pickersgill was an American flag maker best known for creating the enormous Star-Spangled Banner flag that inspired the United States national anthem during the War of 1812.
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B.
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, better known as Bess Truman, was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman.
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C.
Mary Surratt
Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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D.
Mary Lee Woods
Mary Lee Woods was a British mathematician and computer scientist who worked on early computers at Ferranti and was the mother of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee.
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E.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
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Union supporter ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | about 95 ⓘ |
| allegedEvent |
confrontation with Confederate General Stonewall Jackson
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waving the U.S. flag in defiance of Confederate troops passing through Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War
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Frederick, Maryland, during the Maryland Campaign ⓘ Union Army ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Barbara Fritchie House and Museum in Frederick, Maryland
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annual local celebrations in Frederick, Maryland ⓘ historical markers in Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of stage and screen adaptations based on Whittier’s poem
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subject of the poem "Barbara Frietchie" ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1862 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Fritchie ⓘ |
| fictionalizationOf | character in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem ⓘ |
| fullName | Barbara Fritchie ⓘ |
| givenName | Barbara ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
iconic figure in American patriotic literature
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subject of debates over myth versus history in Civil War narratives ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | shopkeeper ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | John Casper Fritchie ⓘ |
| historicity |
legendary
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some aspects of her Civil War story are disputed by historians ⓘ |
| influenced |
American patriotic folklore
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popular memory of the Civil War in Maryland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | Union cause in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem "Barbara Frietchie"
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being a patriotic Union heroine of the American Civil War ⓘ legend of defiantly displaying the U.S. flag before Confederate troops ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
elderly woman defending the U.S. flag
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symbol of Union loyalty ⓘ symbol of defiance against secession ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barbara Frietchie Description of subject: Barbara Frietchie is a patriotic Union heroine of the American Civil War, best known as the central figure in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag in front of Confederate troops.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barbara Fritchie
subject surface form:
John Greenleaf Whittier
subject surface form:
poem "Barbara Frietchie"