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Clara Barton [|Clara Barton] was born on December 25, 1821. She was the youngest of 5 children. She became a teacher when she was only 15. One of her best achivements was when she astablished a free public school in Bordentown, NJ. She is also remembered for being the founder of the American Red Cross. The only medical experience she had was when she nursed her brother for 2 years. She began collecting donations for medical supplies after she heard of the many wounded from the First Bull Run and started and independant orginization to distribute goods. U.S. Surgeon General William A. Hammond let her travel with the ambulances to nurse and comfort the wounded. She worked in Fredericksburg, Virginia hospitals, nursing the wounded from the Battle of the Wilderness. She also made a formal Civil War connection under Major General Benjamin F. Butlers. She traveled to Camp Parole, Maryland to be a soldier aid and finding men that were missing in action. She interviewed wardens from southern prisons and got information on some of the men that were missing.

Works sited: http://www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm