Clara Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, in 1821, the youngest of five children. When the Civil War began in 1861, she ...

WASHINGTON - Clara Barton's downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her death 100 ...

Surviving the destruction wrought by tornados, hurricanes or other natural disasters can be a devastating experience. Often, in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, people are reeling from shock ...

Between Civil War battles in early 1864, Clara Barton was stuck in Washington with time on her hands. She was mentally exhausted by physical inactivity during a winter pause on the front, and ...

Clara Barton, a former teacher and federal civil service worker, was just 39 years old when the Civil War began. The suffering she saw and sought to relieve led to her life’s work and legacy. Barton, ...

It was Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, who said, “You must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.” Barton’s philosophy captures the spirit of America’s ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton worked as a clerk in this building, which was then the U.S.

A revealing historical and photographic tour of the homes of influential Civil War figures, including Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Stonewall Jackson, and others.

It was Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who said, "You must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it." Barton's philosophy captures the spirit of America’s ...

Clara Barton: From Civil War hero to founder of the American Red Cross In times of distress, including hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, the American Red Cross is often on scene helping people. It all ...