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Moved to Washington
Clara Barton moved to Washingotn D.C. to work in the U.S. Patient Office as a clerk. -
Independent Nurse
Clara Barton was an independent nurse who assisted to the wounded in the Hospital of Chathan. This was the first combat battle in Frederickburg, Virgina. -
End of the Civil War
After the Civil War ended, Barton worked for the War Departments to reunite missing soliders to their families or identify missing bodies. -
The Office of Correspondence with Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army
Barton was authorized by President Lincoln to start The Office of Correspondence with Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army. They identified 22,000 missing men. -
Clara Barton, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony
Clara Barton met Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. They all became good friends. Barton also had a strong agreement with women suffrage. -
Red Cross was Founded
In Washington, D.C., Clara Barton founded Red Cross. She also led Red Cross for twenty years. -
Barton Temporarily Lost her Eyesight
Clara Barton temporarily lost her eyesight due to a nervous exaushing. She moved to England to recover. After she recovered she moved back to the U.S. -
Aided the Homeless
Clara Barton aided 30,000 homeless African Americans from a hurrican on Sea Island, South Carolina. -
Red Cross's first American War Related Assistance
Clara Barton sailed to Havana, Cuba with supplies to aid the Americans in teh Spainish-American War. This was American Red Cross's first war related assistance to the U.S. Military. -
Clara Barton Retires from Red Cross
Clara Barton was an amazing public speaker. She often spoke to Veretans. Although all those strengths she had to retire from Red Cross, at age 73, due to critiam of her style, abilities and age.
