The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . from the Poems and Letters of Bernard Barton. BARTON, Clara, philanthropist, was born inOxford, Massachussetts, in 1830. She first went toschool in Clinton, NewYork, afterward became ateacher and founded a freeschool in Bordentown,New Jersey. In 1854 MissBarton became clerk inthe United States Patent-Oftice. When the CivilWar began she devotedherself to the care ofwounded soldiers on thebattlefield, and in 1864had charge of the hos-pitals of the Army of theJames. In 1865 she visited Andersonville, Georgia,t
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . from the Poems and Letters of Bernard Barton. BARTON, Clara, philanthropist, was born inOxford, Massachussetts, in 1830. She first went toschool in Clinton, NewYork, afterward became ateacher and founded a freeschool in Bordentown,New Jersey. In 1854 MissBarton became clerk inthe United States Patent-Oftice. When the CivilWar began she devotedherself to the care ofwounded soldiers on thebattlefield, and in 1864had charge of the hos-pitals of the Army of theJames. In 1865 she visited Andersonville, Georgia,to mark the graves of the Union soldiery. In 1866and 1867 she gave lectures on her experiences dur-ing the war, and visited Europe to recuperate herhealth. During the war between Germany andFrance she volunteered in humane and hospitalservice, and assisted the Grand Duchess of Baden inthe establishment of hospitals. For her services shewas decorated with the golden cross of Baden andthe iron cross of Germany. In 1881, on the organiza-tion of the American Red Cross Society, she became. CLARA BARTON. BARTON — BARISCH 375 its president, and in 1884 represented the UnitedStates at the Red Cross conference in Geneva,Switzerland. She was also delegate to the inter-national peace convention at Geneva in 1884, anda special commissioner for foreign exhibits at theNew Orleans exhibition. In 1883 the United StatesSenate committee on foreign relations requested herto prepare a History of the Red Cross, which waspublished at the government printing-office, Wash-ington. She rendered beneficent services duringthe Ohio floods, the Michigan fires, the Charlestonearthquake and other calamities of national January, 1896, the Red Cross Society of Americaraised a relief fund for the benefit of the sufferersfrom the Turkish atrocities in Armenia. Although itwas announced that the Sultan would not permit thesociety to distribute relief among the Christian suf-ferers, Miss Barton started fo
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