Question

Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to

Answer 1

The answer is C. the formation of the Red Cross

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is C. Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to  the formation of the Red Cross.

Explanation:

In April 1861, after the First Battle of Bull Run, Barton created an agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soldiers. General William Hammond gave her a pass to travel in the army ambulances to give comfort to the soldiers and cure them. She pressured the Union Army bureaucracy, first unsuccessfully, to bring their own medical supplies to the battlefield. Finally, in July 1862, she obtained permission to travel behind the battle line, reaching the darkest battlefields and serving during the sieges of Petersburg, Virginia, and Richmond, Virginia. In 1864, Union General Benjamin Butler named her "lady manager" of the hospitals in charge of James's Army.

Years of hard work during the American Civil War weakened Barton. In 1869 her doctors recommended that she should take a break and a relaxing trip to Europe. When Clara Barton returned to the United States, she inaugurated a movement for the US government to recognize the International Committee of the Red Cross. When this work began in 1873, most Americans thought that the United States would never face a calamity like the civil war again, but during the administration of President James Garfield, Barton finally succeeded, arguing that the new American Red Cross could respond to crises other than war.