Clara Barton and missing Civil War soldiers of Maryland
Clara
Barton is best known for having founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
Few know of her efforts at the end of the Civil War in the Washington,
D.C. area and at Camp Parole, Maryland to locate former soldiers listed
as missing in action. Working from the Office of Correspondence with
Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army, she conducted interviews
with Union soldiers returning from southern prisons and published lists
of names and information about the missing soldiers submitted to the office
by family members. She raised money for the office by giving lectures
about her wartime experiences throughout New England and the United States.
Barton was successful in locating many missing soldiers and in notifying
family members of their status.
The following documents are in Maryland State Archives ADJUTANT GENERAL (Civil War Papers) 1864-1865, MSA S935-6, 2/5/2/93:
- Clara Barton's letter to the adjutant general of Maryland, June 6, 1865
- Adjutant general's notations on back of letter
- Envelope with notations
- Letter to the Masonic Fraternity in the United States in support of Clara Barton's work to locate missing men, May 15, 1865.
- Clara Barton's list of missing Civil War soldiers, 1865
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