barton, clara

Presents a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross in 1881; and includes a time line.

A brief biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.

Simple text and photographs present the life of Clara Barton, who worked as a nurse during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross Society in 1881 to help people hurt by war or disasters.

Examines the life and achievements of Clara Barton, discussing how her youthful dreams of serving her country in battle came true when she started services to help soldiers and their families during the Civil War which eventually evolved into the American Red Cross.

Presents the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

Provides biographical information about six individuals who were key players in the Civil War, including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Frederick Douglass, George McClellan, Clara Barton, and Matthew Brady; and discusses how they interacted with one another and influenced events.

Thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation in 1864, turns to Clara Barton, the eventual founder of the American Red Cross, for help in finding her brother Neddy who ran away to join the Northern war effort and is rumored to be at Andersonville Prison.

A biography of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.

Traces the life of the Civil War nurse who cared for wounded soldiers and earned the title, "Angel of the Battlefield.".

Follows the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.