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Clara Barton is Born
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts, U.S. -
Clara Barton Nurses Sick Brother
Miss Barton cared for her brother David Barton, who was injured and bedridden following a fall from a barn roof. -
Clara Barton Teaches
Noted English phrenologist L. N. Fowler advised Clara Barton’s parents to have her teach school. -
Clara Barton's Early Life
Barton became a school teacher in 1837 teaching in the area for a dozen years in schools at Oxford, N. Oxford, Charlton, and West Millbury -
Clara Begins Teaching
Miss Barton passed examinations and began a teaching career in the schools near Oxford, Massachusetts. -
Clara Establishes a School
Miss Barton established a school for the children of her brother’s mill workers. -
Clara Barton's Sister Dies
Clara Barton’s sister, Dorothea (Dolly) Barton, died. -
Clara Barton Furthers her Education
In 1850, Barton decided to further her education by pursuing writing and languages at the Clinton Liberal Institute in New York. -
Clara Barton's Mother Dies
Clara Barton's mother Sarah dies. -
Clara Barton Continues Teaching
Clara Barton resumes work as a school teacher. -
Clara Barton Opens a School
Founds the first public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. -
First Female Clerk
Moves to Washington D.C. and becomes the first female clerk at the U.S. Patent Office. -
Clara is Demoted
Because the government is opposed to females working in government offices, she is downgraded to a copyist. -
Clara Returns to Massachussetts
Returns to Massachussetts -
Clara Barton Resumes Work
Returns to the U.S. Patent Office after President Abraham Lincoln is elected -
Clara Nurses Soldiers
Following the First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas near Manassas Junction in Virginia, Clara nurses soldiers and founds an agency for medical supply. She is called the Angel of the Battlefield. -
Clara Nurses More
Travels behind the front lines and nurses soldiers of the North and South during the battles of Petersburg and Richmond. -
Clara Barton is Appointed Lady in Charge
United States of America Union Major General Benjamin Butler of the Army of the James appoints Clara Barton to be Lady in Charge. -
Clara Barton Searches for Missing Soldiers
President Abraham Lincoln gives Barton the responsibility to find Union soldiers missing in action. Her bureau locates information on 30,000 men. -
Clara Takes a Break
Takes a break in Switzerland on doctors advice. -
Clara is Involved with the Red Cross
Involved with the International Red Cross during and after the Franco-German War. -
Clara Barton Aids Yellow Fever Victims
Organizes aid during the yellow fever epidemic outbreak in Florida. -
Founds the American Red Cross
Founded the American Red Cross and serves as the first President. -
Clara Barton Dies
Clara Barton dies at age 91
