Andersonville in Macon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Clara Barton
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
1. Clara Barton Marker
Clara Barton
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Erected 1915 by Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Clara Barton, and the The Grand Army of the Republic series lists.
Location. 32° 11.809′ N, 84° 7.722′ W. Marker is in Andersonville, Georgia, in Macon County. Marker is at the intersection of Prison Site Road and Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road. Monument is grouped with other monuments in the northwest corner of the former prison stockade, inside the Andersonville
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lizabeth A. Turner (a few steps from this marker); Father Peter Whelan (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriotic Work of the National Woman's Relief Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Escape Tunnels (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker); Wisconsin (within shouting distance of this marker); Monuments and Memories (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhode Island (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andersonville.
Also see . . . Andersonville National Historic Site. National Park Service site. (Submitted on October 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
2. Clara Barton Monument
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
3. Monuments in Northwest Corner of Former Prison Stockade
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
4. Clara Barton Marker
View looking south of the historical marker towards some of the additional historical markers and the additional prison area.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
5. Clara Barton Marker
View of some of the additional prison area immediately beyond the historical marker.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
6. Clara Barton
This c. 1865 photo of Clara Barton by Mathew B. Brady hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Clara Barton considered herself foremost a relief worker, whose efforts to aid those in need consumed most of her adult life. Yet she is remembered best as a Civil War nurse and as the founder of the American Red Cross. During the war; Barton realized her true calling of service by organizing and distributing supplies to Union soldiers and visiting the fields of battle as an independent nurse. At war's end; she organized a missing soldiers office, answering thousands of inquiries from bereaved families about their loved ones. When she closed the office in 1867, she had identified the fate of some 22,000 men. Later, after attending a European meeting of the International Red Cross, Barton returned home and worked to found the American Red Cross in 1881. She served as its first president for the next twenty-three years.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Clara Barton considered herself foremost a relief worker, whose efforts to aid those in need consumed most of her adult life. Yet she is remembered best as a Civil War nurse and as the founder of the American Red Cross. During the war; Barton realized her true calling of service by organizing and distributing supplies to Union soldiers and visiting the fields of battle as an independent nurse. At war's end; she organized a missing soldiers office, answering thousands of inquiries from bereaved families about their loved ones. When she closed the office in 1867, she had identified the fate of some 22,000 men. Later, after attending a European meeting of the International Red Cross, Barton returned home and worked to found the American Red Cross in 1881. She served as its first president for the next twenty-three years.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,588 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4, 5. submitted on October 2, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on May 24, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
