Clara Barton was a "trailblazer"who became "arguably the most famous woman in America" during the Civil War, according to authors of a recent book about Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Clara Barton’s downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her ...

Surviving the destruction wrought by tornados, hurricanes or other natural disasters can be a devastating experience. Often, in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, people are reeling from shock ...

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on this day in history, May 21, 1881. Nurse Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, the ...

Ask any nurse and she or he will tell you: In addition to providing medical care, they are also part therapist, teacher, clergy, custodian, investigator and interpreter (i.e., "Let me translate what ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Clara Barton dedicated her life to caring for others. Barton, perhaps appropriately born on Christmas Day in 1821, was living in Washington when the Civil War began in 1861.

A revealing historical and photographic tour of the homes of influential Civil War figures, including Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Stonewall Jackson, and others.

Clara Barton: From Civil War hero to founder of the American Red Cross In times of distress, including hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, the American Red Cross is often on scene helping people. It all ...

In times of distress, including hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, the American Red Cross is often on scene helping people. It all started with Clara Barton and the Civil War more than 160 years ago.