Who Was Clara Barton? By iulaura Dec 25, 1821 Clara Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachusettes Sep 1, 1839 Clara Barton begins teaching in North Oxford, MA Sep 1, 1850 Clara attends Clinton Liberal Institute Jan 1, 1854 Clara moves to Washington, DC to work in the Patent Office Apr 19, 1862 Clara nurses wounded soldiers at the Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Antietam Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1867 Clara helps idenify more than tewelve thousand missing Union slodiers Aug 17, 1865 Clara raised the flag at the new national cemetary in Andersonville May 14, 1904 Clara resigns the Red Cross ,and help form the National First Aid Association