How Did Clara Barton Contribute To The Civil War

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Clara Barton was an important woman figure in the American Civil War. The Civil War was fought 1861-1865. Barton worked in the Civil War as a nurse, helping soldiers in as many ways as she could. She cared for wounded soldiers at Antietam in Maryland. Barton served as an independent nurse. People didn't want her help because women didn't work on the battlefield. Clara Barton was nicknamed “the angel of the battlefield”. Her work in the Civil War as a Civil War Nurse and Relief Worker started in the Baltimore Riot.

Clara Barton was born on December 25th 1821, her full name was Clara Harlowe Barton. She was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts. In New Jersey during 1852-1854 Barton opened the first free public school in Bordentown. The school