... important women, Dorthea Dix and Clara Barton, in the Civil War. Dorthea Dix was born on April 4, 1802, the oldest daughter of Joseph and Mary Dix. She was also a granddaughter to the wealthy Elijah and Dorthy Lynde Dix, who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Dix's father ... , Joseph Dix, was a minister and he drank heavily. With her father being an alcoholic, her childhood was very unhappy. She left her ... , she entered the starving city to distribute food and clothing. She served elsewhere in France, in Lyons, again instituting her work system. She was awarded the Iron Cross of Merit b...

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... Virginia. Winfield Scott is chosen but replaced by George McClellan who is then replaced by Ambrose E. Burnside after his withdrawal at Antietam. But when Burnside suffers defeat at Fredericksburg, General Joseph Hooker is placed in command. Hooker proved himself to be a great administrator by restoring his forces morale. The men had become very disenchanted with their losses at war, but Hooker ... improved their skills, training, meals, and gave the men restored hope to fight. General Hooker's objective was to cross the Rappahannock River and position his forces on General Lee's vulner...

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... social work may have come from an incident she describes in her book about an argument with her father. In 1872, Jane found her father upset over the death of Joseph Mazzini and like most eleven-year old children she could not understand why he was grieving for a man he did not know. She argued that this man was not American ... Toynbee Hall have said that they have seen Mrs. Hull's ghost. The Little Sisters of the Poor always kept a pail of water on the stairs believing the ghost could not cross water. They learned to live with the ghost presence because they believed she was sad but h...

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... . Some authorities say McClellan was a great general, but most of them believed he was too careful on the battlefield Barton, Clara (1821-1912), was the founder of the American Red Cross. She was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts, and began her career as a teacher. She served as the first female clerk in the United States Patent Office (now the Patent and ... , led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and about 70 other slaves liberated themselves by killing 60 whites in Virginia, including the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. More whites died d...

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