She Risked Her Life Helping Civil War Soldiers And Was Known As A Battlefield Angel: Then She Created The American Red Cross

She Risked Her Life Helping Civil War Soldiers And Was Known As A Battlefield Angel: Then She Created The American Red Cross

During the Civil War, Clara Barton risked her life helping distribute necessary supplies to Union Army soldiers. She was known as a “battlefield angel.” Later, she founded the American Red Cross, a disaster relief organization that still exists today. Clara was born as Clarissa Harlowe Barton on December 25, 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. She was […]