Most women went undetected until they were injured. Sometimes nurses — Clara Barton was one — learned the soldiers’ true gender identities but kept quiet. Most of the time, however, they were ...

and a Pennsylvania genealogist to determine whether an 1866 letter about the death of a Civil War soldier was actually written by Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. In this lesson ...

Nurse Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born on Christmas Day ... APP "She bravely provided nursing care and supplies to the soldiers," said the American Red Cross, "activities that ultimately ...

In the spring of 1865, Clara Barton established the Missing Soldiers Office in Washington, D.C. Her organization eventually helped provide information for about 22,000 soldiers who would have ...