This novel, set at the end of the Civil War, features Clara Barton who helps a 13 year-old slave look for her brother in the Andersonville Prison where soldiers were kept in torturous conditions.

Clara Barton (1821-1912) ... She urged D.C. lawmakers to prioritize civil rights for all Americans, according to the National Women's History Museum records. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune ...

Clara Barton was a "trailblazer"who became "arguably the most famous woman in America" during the Civil War, according to authors of a recent book about Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

Barton’s life took a dramatic turn with the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. She felt compelled to support the ...

The Missing Soldiers Office closed in 1868, leaving behind an impressive level of accomplishment, according to Stephen B. Oates, author of "Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War".

American nurse Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on this day in history, May 21, 1881. She led the organization until 1904, when she retired to her Maryland home.

Illustration by Mari Fouz. Half a century before she founded the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had her first nursing experience at age 11, when her older brother fell off a barn roof.For nearly ...

Clara, a heart-shaped mascot wearing a nurse's uniform, is named for Clara Barton, an Oxford native who founded the American Red Cross in 1881. Barton was a nurse and a teacher who worked as a ...

Today we have a very special guest joining us, Ms. Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, who recently celebrated her 203rd birthday on December 25th. Clarissa Harlowe Barton, known as Cl… ...

Sterling Public Library went back in time to the late 1880s to share the story of Clara Barton for its annual Christmas Tea on Friday. Before Barton was introduced guests were treated to a cup of ...

Clara Barton, a Union army nurse, treated sick and injured soldiers during the Civil War battles of Fort Wagner, fought on the southern tip of Morris Island.