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In the late summer months of 1862, the small hamlet of Fairfax Station, Virginia, was temporarily flooded with thousands of wounded soldiers brought from two nearby battles, The Second Battle of Manassas, fought August 28-30, 1862, and the Battle of Chantilly on September 1, 1862. Clara Barton, in her steadfast determination to […]
On August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Va., Union General Nathaniel P. Banks’ corps clashed with Confederate forces under General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Initially, Union troops gained the upper hand, pushing back Jackson’s men, but a Confederate counterattack, reinforced by A.P. Hill’s division, turned the tide. The Union line collapsed, retreating toward Culpeper. The battle left more than 3,600 […]
Tune in THIS SUNDAY, July 20, when CBS Sunday Morning features the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, D.C. The Emmy Award-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley, airs on CBS at 9:00 a.m. ET, and the full episode becomes available for streaming on the CBS News app at 11:00 a.m. ET. CBS correspondent […]
Every year on July 4th, just a few blocks from the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the country takes place. Washington, D.C. takes its role as the nation’s capital seriously and festivities dominate the city. Modern holiday traditions include parades, parties, a concert […]
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Unscripted Tours are excited to announce the addition of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum to the tour group’s highly popular historical tours. The Museum joins a unique lineup of off-the-beaten path sites in the group’s new Hidden Downtown DC tour. Future tours may focus on Washington, D.C.-sites related to the […]
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is excited to announce that Madeleine Thompson has joined the team as Site Administrator of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, D.C. The historic site includes the boarding house rooms in which Barton collected supplies for soldiers during the Civil War and […]
Susan La Flesche Picotte broke intersectional barriers as a woman, as an American Indian, and as a medical doctor in the 19th century
Follow the incredible story of a history class digitally mapping Civil War refugee camps in Washington DC as told by their professor – Dr. Chandra Manning
Clara Barton was just one famous example of a woman who courageously went to the front lines to care for wounded soldiers. Read about other heroic examples.
Read our review of the 2019 film Harriet which chronicles the life of the American hero Harriet Tubman and her efforts combating the system of slavery.
