How Did Clara Barton Contribute To The American Red Cross

Many know Clara Barton as one of the woman who started the American Red Cross. This is true, but before she did this she did so much more that not many people know about. Clara Barton worked on the battlefields during the Civil War as a nurse. Clara and her father both believed that she needed to help the wounded soldiers. After Clara decided that she needed to do this she went back to Washington DC and got supplies. Many people helped her by sending bandages, food, and clothing, which were then given out to the wounded soldiers she was caring for. Late in 1862 she finally gained the right to work on the battlefield. Now that she had gained that right many more people began to support her. In 1864 she was made the “lady in charge” of the hospitals in the Army. Clara Barton is known as the angel of the battlefield. Even though the Civil War was over, she was not done helping soldiers or their families recover from the War. She had discovered that many families were sending letters to the War Department. These letters were going unanswered. They were going unanswered because the soldiers were still marked as missing, but really they were buried in unmarked locations. When Clara Barton found out about this she …show more content…
Clara Barton did not give up on her dream. Her dream was to help wounded soldiers and their families. Once she realized her dream she made it come true. In the process of making her dream come true she made history. She was one of the women who made the American Red Cross. Because of this she was able to probably save a lot of wounded soldiers. Because Clara Barton saved so many people and helped find closure for so many families, she deserves a monument in Washington DC, the nation's capital. The reason I tell you that DC is the nation’s capital is because she did not just help in one specific spot, she was helping everywhere, all over the