Barton was so successful in her venture with the National First Aid Association of America, the Red Cross added first aid to their scope. The Museum is closed at this time for groups smaller than Click here to reserve a group tour online for groups larger than Click here for more information on our policies.
The preserved rooms are accessible by both stairs and elevator. Per Washington, DC regulations, masks are required to be worn indoors. Admission rates apply. Learn More. Upcoming Events View Calendar. Keep in Touch. Reflections of Clara When I reached [home], and looked in the mirror, my face was still the color of gunpowder, a deep blue.
Oh yes, I went to the front! Clara Barton Upon returning from the battle of Antietam. I only wish I could work to some purpose.
I have no right to these easy comfortable days and our poor men suffering and dying thirsting … My lot is too easy and I am sorry for it.
An eyewitness account of Clara Barton at Antietam. When the U. Civil War ended, Barton led a nationwide effort to locate missing soldiers for concerned relatives and friends.
The office responded to 63, letters from families and located 22, men, Barton closed the Office of Missing Soldiers in She was 59 years old.
The American Red Cross was founded in , after Clara Barton learned of the international movement while visiting Geneva, Switzerland in This is the invitation Clara Barton sent for the first Red Cross meeting.
An appeal for disaster relief after a flooding event occurred in , signed by Clara Barton and her committee, including Frederick Douglass. The early years of the American Red Cross were spent responding to disasters, which included floods, fires, and hurricanes.
The Red Cross responded providing medical care, shelter, food, supplies and housing materials. With fields inundated by saltwater and crops and homes destroyed, the Red Cross provided food, shelter, medical care, seeds and supplies to the storm victims.
This picture of the clipping is assumed to be taken in the time of the Spanish American War. In , Clara Barton led the U. Petersburg, Russia. She was photographed with B. Tillinghast, who accompanied her to Russia, and Admiral N. By , Barton retired from the Red Cross. She lived out the rest of her life at her Glenn Echo, MD home and died there on April 12, , at the age of She is buried in the family cemetery in North Oxford, MA.
Clara Barton was working in the U. Like many women, she helped collect bandages and other much-needed supplies, but she soon realized that she could best support the troops by going in person to the battlefields. When her service to the Union soldiers was complete, Barton traveled to Europe. To help fix this problem, she encouraged friends in every place where she had lived to gather supplies such as medicine, food, blankets, and clothing for the soldiers.
This support network became very important for Union soldiers and played a huge role in getting them aid when their supplies ran out or were low. She would travel by carriage and deliver supplies to field hospitals herself and was even given approval to travel to some battlefields. This was surprising to many people, as women did not normally travel to battlefields or field hospitals alone.
Even though she mainly delivered supplies, she would also act as a nurse at times. When she could, she and other nurses would assist with medical care and provide comfort and food to the injured. Her actions earned her the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield. As the Civil War came to an end, Barton's desire to help continued.
Families who were missing sons, husbands, and fathers needed help finding out what happened to them. This new organization was able to get information about more than 20, missing men. The Civil War and her search for missing soldiers had a negative effect on Barton's health, and her doctors advised her to travel and relax.
In , she traveled to Europe, and while in Switzerland, she learned about the International Red Cross. In , she returned to the U. After a lengthy fight, she succeeded in
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