{"id":14787,"date":"2022-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=14787"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T08:28:22","slug":"why-was-clara-barton-the-angel-of-the-battlefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/2022\/05\/05\/why-was-clara-barton-the-angel-of-the-battlefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Why was Clara Barton the \u2018angel of the battlefield\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2022 <\/span>Q&A: YOU ASK, WE ANSWER<\/h4>\n\n
HISTORY\u2019S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED<\/span><\/h5>\n\n

Why was Clara Barton the \u2018angel of the battlefield\u2019?<\/h2>\n\n
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DIVINE INTERVENTION<\/strong> Despite having no formal nursing training, Clara Barton tended to wounded Union soldiers during the American Civil War<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\u2022 <\/span>SHORT ANSWER<\/span><\/h5>\n\n

The fact that it was NOT for founding the American Red Cross illustrates the extent of her deeds<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 <\/span>LONG ANSWER<\/span><\/h5>\n\n
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MEDICAL PIONEER<\/strong> Barton pictured while serving as the founding president of the American Red Cross<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Clara Barton founded the <\/span>American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its president for more than 20 years, advancing medical care for the sick and wounded as a result of both war and natural disaster. By then, however, her status as an \u2018angel\u2019 had already been long established.<\/p>\n\n

When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Barton, who had no nursing training, quickly reached the conclusion that she could do the most good at the frontlines. She secured permission to travel with the Union Army to bring wagons laden with medicines and supplies, making her a regular presence at some of the bloodiest battles in the conflict, such as Antietam, fought in September 1862. One time, a bullet ripped through her sleeve and struck the man she was nursing.<\/p>\n\n

Barton mastered the administration of nursing \u2013 gathering supplies, recovering soldiers\u2019 luggage and searching for missing men \u2013 and the emotional care, as she spent hours praying for the wounded. No wonder that one surgeon, Dr James Dunn, wrote: \u201cIn my feeble estimation, [Union] General McClellan, with all his laurels, sinks into insignificance, beside the true heroine of the age, the angel of the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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11,006<\/span><\/h4>\n\n

The number of birds shot by the future King George V during a single hunting season, from 1896\u201397.<\/p>\n\n

PICTURE CREDITS: GETTY X1, ALAMY X1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2022 Q&A: YOU ASK, WE ANSWER HISTORY\u2019S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED Why was Clara Barton the \u2018angel of the battlefield\u2019? \u2022 SHORT ANSWER The fact that it was NOT for founding the American Red Cross illustrates the extent of her deeds \u2022 LONG ANSWER Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","purple_page_number":"73","purple_custom_meta_purple_page_number":"73","purple_seq_number":"1","purple_custom_meta_purple_seq_number":"1","purple_source_article":"article_73-1.xml","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_article":"article_73-1.xml","purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_external_id":"June-2022-73-1","purple_custom_meta_purple_external_id":"June-2022-73-1","purple_issue_code":"|0000090397||","purple_custom_meta_purple_issue_code":"|0000090397||","purple_android_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.108","purple_custom_meta_purple_android_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.108","purple_ios_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.108","purple_custom_meta_purple_ios_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.108","purple_web_product":"","purple_custom_meta_purple_web_product":"","purple_publication_id":"a2288b80-d22c-492c-8b11-acb0804789ee","purple_migrated":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2022-05-13T13:41:30Z","apple_news_article-theme":"","apple_news_api_id":"2dc6cc4d-a3c0-4ee0-a624-5259897d563c","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2022-05-16T08:28:29Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ALcbMTaPATuCmJFJZiX1WPA","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":true,"apple_news_is_preview":true,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_article_theme":"","apple_news_sections":"[]"},"categories":[18],"tags":[55],"apple_news_notices":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2","apple_news_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f.jpg",2048,1300,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f-300x190.jpg",300,190,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f-768x488.jpg",768,488,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f-1024x650.jpg",800,508,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f-1536x975.jpg",1536,975,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/05\/7412db23-fcf6-4ccd-9177-d0d9d60bbd7f.jpg",2048,1300,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\u2022 Q&A: YOU ASK, WE ANSWER HISTORY\u2019S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED Why was Clara Barton the \u2018angel of the battlefield\u2019? 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