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Clara Barton Timeline

By mrb1032

  • Clara is born

    Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton is born in Oxford, MA

  • Clara moves to Washington D.C.

    Clara moved to Washington D.C. in 1854 (exact date n/a) and got a job as a clerk at the U.S. Patent Office

  • The Civil War begins

    The Civil War begins in Fort Sumter, SC while Clara is working in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington D.C.

  • Stephen Barton dies

    Clara’s dad Stephen Barton dies; he was once involved in the military

  • The Battle of Antietam

    Clara led a band of wagons full of supplies for wounded soldiers to the Battle of Antietam; she was diagnosed with typhoid fever after a few days of working nonstop

  • Clara travels to Morris Island

    Clara traveled to Morris Island to aid sick and injured soldiers

  • The attack on Fort Wagner

    An attack on Fort Wagner occurs where Clara is a nurse

  • She returns to Washington D.C.

    Clara returns to Washington D.C. to collect more supplies

  • The Civil War ends

    The Civil War ends at Fort Sumter in South Carolina

  • Clara starts the search for missing soldiers

    Congress gives Clara $15,000 to fund the search for missing soldiers and to reimburse her for her expenses of supplies

  • Founded the American Red Cross

    Because of her experience as a nurse in the Civil War, Clara started the American Red Cross

  • Clara dies

    Clara dies in her home in Glen Echo, MD at the age of 90