In the poem "Barbara Frietchie" by John Greenleaf Whittier, the direct result of an action taken by Stonewall Jackson is the confrontation with Barbara Frietchie, who defiantly displays the Union flag in protest against the Confederate forces. This act of hers occurs after Jackson orders his troops to fire upon the flag. The moment signifies her resistance and loyalty to the Union cause, despite the advancing Confederate army. Jackson’s subsequent decision to not allow his men to shoot at the flag highlights the respect he has for her bravery and the symbolic nature of the flag itself.
In the poem "Barbara Frietchie,” which is the direct result of an action taken by Stonewall Jackson?
He glanced: the old flag met his sight.
When Lee marched over the mountain wall,—
It shivered the window, pane and sash;
Flapped in the morning wind: the sun
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