Timeline Description: Clara Barton worked to help wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. She was called the "Angel of the Battlefield", and she later founded the American Red Cross. This is a timeline of her life.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1821 | Clara Barton is born Clara was born in Massachusetts. She was the youngest of five kids. |
| 1833 | Clara's brother is injured Clara cared for her injured brother for two years. It was the beginning of her medical career. |
| 1860 | Clara works for the patent office After a career in teaching, Clara moved on to work in the patent office as a copier. This put her in Washington, closer to the action when the Civil War began. |
| April 1861 | Clara ministers to wounded soldiers After a war battle many wounded soldiers arrived in Washington D.C. Clara found them, and she used her own supplies to tend them. |
| July 1861 | Clara sets up a distribution center for the wounded Clara put an ad in Worchester Spy, asking for supplies for the wounded. She had a great response, and she set up a center to care for the wounded. |
| August 1862 | Clara goes to the battlefields Clara received official approval for her travel to the battlefields to care for the wounded. |
| September 1862 | Clara is nearly killed While working on the battlefield to help wounded soldiers, Clara was nicked by a stray bullet. She was okay, but the bullet killed the soldier she was working on. |
| 1865 | Clara looks for the missing soldiers With the approval of President Abraham Lincoln, Clara established an office to find lost soldiers. She located over 22,000 lost soldiers. |
| 1868 | Clara gets sick After years of relentless work, Clara's health began to decline. She lost her voice in the middle of a speech. |
| 1869 | Clara learns of the Red Cross Clara travelled to Europe so that she could recover from her health issues. In Europe, she learned of the International Red Cross. |
| 1870 | The Franco-Prussian War In Europe, Clara learned of the war between France and Prussia. She helped in the war relief effort there. |
| 1881 | Clara worked to establish and American Red Cross After returning to America, Clara worked hard to establish a Red Cross in America. She wrote and distributed a pamphlet called The Red Cross of the Geneva Convention. What it is. |
| 1881 | The American Red Cross is formed Clara succeeded in forming the American Red Cross. She was elected its first president. |
| Fall of 1881 | The Red Cross' first mission In late 1881, Michigan was ravaged by forest fires. The Red Cross stepped in and rebuilt 50 homes. |
| 1880's | The Red Cross grows During the decade of the 1880's, the Red Cross helped relief efforts for floods, earthquakes, fires, and droughts. |
| 1904 | Clara publishes a work on the Red Cross Clara published a book called A Story of the Red Cross. |
| 1907 | Clara publishes an autobiography Clara's autobiography was titled The Story of My Childhood. |
| 1912 | Clara dies Clara Barton died in her home at the age of 90. Her legend of helping the wounded and finding the missing has lived on with the American Red Cross. She will always be remembered as the Angel of the Batt |