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Born
Clara Barton was born in North Oxford Massachusetts. -
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Clara Bartons lifetime
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Founded a school in New Jersey
She founded a school, but she was later removed to make way for a male principal. -
South Secedes
This event triggered the civil war. -
Civil War started
The civil war started. -
Became invovled with the war
She realized how the soilders wernt getting the propper care they needed. So she would help them, she was called the Angel of the Battlefield. -
Battle of Bull Run
This was the 1st battle of the Civil War. -
Battle of Fredriicksberg
This was one of the battles that her nursing was very important in. -
One of four women employed by the fedral goverment
She worked in the U.S. Patent Office. -
"Stonewall" Jackson defeats the Union
This forced the Union to retreat to Potonac. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This Declared that all states in the areas still in rebelion were free. -
Seige of Charleston
Clara Barton was present at this. -
Lincoln is re-elected
Licoln gets re-elected. -
Began office that listed union soilders who were missing.
Some of these soilders were missing, desserters, killed, or taken prisoners. She would report as many men possible to there familys. She also helped marking graves of killed union soilders at the confederaacys notorious Andersinville prison camp. -
Lincoln Assassinated
He was watching a performance at Fords theater in Washington D.C. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth. -
Barton Sailed to Europe.
She went to Europe were she later founded the Red cross. -
Clara Barton Founded the Red Cross
She founded the Red Cross and became the organizations president. -
The united states joins the Geneva Convention
Clara Barton lobbied tirelessly for this to happen. -
Led Red Cross volunteers at the galveston flood
She Aslo led them on the battlefield of the spanish american war. -
Retired from the Red Cross
She retired from the Red Cross As the president of the organization. -
Clara Barton Dies
In Glen Echo, Maryland
