Susan Brownlow Boynton | |
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 Studio portrait of Susan Brownlow Sawyers Boynton (University of Tennessee Libraries) | |
| Born | Susan Brownlow July 23, 1837 Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1913 (aged 75) Mountville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Known for | Loyalty to U.S. during American Civil War |
Susan Brownlow Sawyers Boynton (July 23, 1837 – March 12, 1913) was a folk heroine of the American Civil War. The story, popularized by her father's book tour in 1862–63, was that Confederate soldiers had come to their family home demanding she pull down the Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States. At great personal risk to herself she defended the family's and the nation's flag by running off the Rebels with a loaded pistol.