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February 21, 1866
Clara Barton testifies during the 39th Congress, First Session, concerning her experiences and observations
while working in Andersonville, Georgia. Her testimony is recorded in the official record for the Reports of the Committees of
the House of Representatives.
www.nps.gov/clba/chron2/cbcongress.htm
March 10, 1866
The United States Congress appropriates $15,000 to reimburse Miss Barton for expenses associated with her search
for missing soldiers.
www.nps.gov/clba/chron2/66res.htm
1878
Clara Barton writes and distributes a small pamphlet, The Red Cross of the Geneva Convention:
What It Is.
www.nps.gov/clba/chron3/rcwhat.htm
1892
Miss Barton composes and delivers her poem, The Women Who Went to the Field.
www.nps.gov/clba/chron3/fieldpoem.htm
1902
Clara Barton heads the U. S. delegation to the
Seventh International Conference of the Red Cross held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
She publishes her official report.
www.nps.gov/clba/chron3/russia.htm
Clara Barton National Historic Site
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
url: www.nps.gov/clba/primary.htm
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