The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 1 of 2)Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)
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The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 1 of 2)
Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)
American National Red Cross -- Biography; Barton, Clara, 1821-1912; Nurses -- United States -- Biography
We have just issued a carefully compiled _List of the Union
Soldiers Buried at Andersonville_--arranged alphabetically under
the names of their respective States, and containing every name that
has been or can be recovered. Aside from the general and mournful
interest felt in these martyrs personally, this list will be of great
importance hereafter in the settlement of estates, etc. A copy should
be preserved for reference in every library, however limited. It
constitutes a roll of honor wherein our children’s children will point
with pride to the names of their relatives who died that their country
might live. See advertisement.
The eighth page contained a half-page article by Clara Barton, telling
in full of the marking of the Andersonville graves. This article was
hailed with nation-wide interest, and the pamphlet had an enormous
circulation, bringing comfort to thousands of grief-stricken homes.
Dorence Atwater never recovered from his treatment at the hands
of the United States Government. For many years the record of the
court-martial stood against him, and his status was that of a released
prisoner still unpardoned. His spirit became embittered, and he said
that the word “soldier” made him angry, and the sight of a uniform
caused him to froth at the mouth. The Government gave him a consulship
in the remote Seychelles Islands, and later transferred him to the
Society Islands in the South Pacific. He died in November, 1910, and
his monument is erected near Papeete on the Island of Tahiti.
CHAPTER XX
ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM
At the close of the Civil War, Clara Barton wanted to write a book.
Other women who had engaged in war work were writing books, and the
books were being well received. She had as much to tell as any other
one woman, and she thought she would like to tell it.
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