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Website
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Civil War Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
A page with links to several articles from various sources dealing with many aspects of medicine during the Civil War.
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Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Civil War Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tells the story of the women nurses during the Civil War, including Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton. From "Civil War Nurse" edited by John R. Brumgardt.
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Clara Barton (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the "Angel of the Battlefield" as you learn about the life of this remarkable woman. Clara Barton served others throughout her life and founded the American Red Cross. (In Spanish)
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

University of Penn: Hospital Sketches by l.m. Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-known writer Louisa May Alcott published her experiences as a hospital nurse in Boston in 1863. The complete text is offered here, but no accompanying commentary or interpretation.
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Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Dorothea Dix

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a brief biography of Dorothea Dix, nurse and social reformer, who was placed in charge of all the Union nurses in the Civil War. From the "Encyclopedia of the Civil War" by Suzanne LeVert.
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Handout
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Clara Barton

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the historical contributions of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and Pennsylvania native. One paragraph discusses her role in the Civil War.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Clara Barton

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the "Angel of the Battlefield," Clara Barton, who "helped find over 22,000 missing men" after the Civil War ended and founded the American Red Cross Association with some of her friends. Written by a student.
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Handout
Other

About Famous People: Clara Barton: Her Life, and the American Red Cross

For Students 9th - 10th
The life and times of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.