Eric Suerez
Mr. Reid
Social Studies P.9
11-5-14
Clara Barton Report

Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. She had six siblings and was the youngest of them all. Clara had many different working occupations, such as working as a clerk, a bookkeeper, and even a teacher several years later. She even had the opportunity to start her own school in Bordentown, New Jersey in 1853. Clara was well ahead of her time. She was amongst very few women running their own school in the United States in the mid nineteenth century. Clara moved to Washington, D.C in search of warmer weather when the Civil War began to break out. She cared about wounded soldiers and became one of the first volunteers for the Washington Infirmary. Barton was a very kind and compassionate person. Her presence at the Battle of Antietam was welcomed along with the supplies she brought along. The transportation of the army wagons of supplies was funded and provided by the army quartermaster in Washington, D.C addition to the help of Clara’s own funds. …show more content…
She wanted to keep the wounded men’s hopes up during this difficult time while in the hospitals. By doing this she would write letters, read to them, listen to their stories and all they had to say, and even pray for them. Clara also offered food, bedding, and clothing to the wounded soldiers. They weren’t able to get reach of any of these resources while in the battlefield. Clara didn’t just provide emotional support and important supplies, she also brought them back to health and nurture them. She performed many medical transactions to save each in everyone’s