Dolly Harris -- Civil War Heroine
Major General George Edward Pickett and Dolly Harris Greencastle, Pennsylvania – June 1863
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Impassioned by her sense of patriotism, Dolly Harris is said to have rushed to the street waving a Union flag at Confederate Major General George Edward Pickett as he and his troops passed
through Greencastle on their way to Gettysburg. Fearing Dolly might incite a confrontation, General Pickett saluted the courageous young lady and the "Stars and Stripes"
thereby averting an uprising in the street.
Recognized as a Civil War heroine, she was the only Franklin County, Pennsylvania woman from that era buried with Military Honors.
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Shown from left to right:
1st Lieutenant Stuart Symington (aide de camp)
Major Charles Pickett
Captain Edward R. Baird (aide de camp)
Flag Bearer (unknown)
Major General George E. Pickett
Painted by Ron Lesser, the original oil painting (41"x27") was commissioned by F&M Trust for the 2006 Commemoration of the 143th Anniversary of of General Pickett’s March Through Greencastle in June 1863.
