ake the endgame of war a more humanitarian period of history for all of those who had been affected by a conflict, especially the civilian family members of soldiers who had been wounded or killed. Barton must have been able to sense the way that families can be haunted by not knowing what has happened to a loved one, or even not knowing where a soldierÆs body lies, and so she worked to help identify and repatriate the bodies of those who would have otherwise spent eternity in a nameless grave. She is perhaps best known in this regard for her work in providing an Andersonville Cemetery for the thousands of Northern soldiers who had died and were lying in unmarked graves in AndersonvilleÆs prison camp (Fishwick, 1966, p. 108).
Between 1869 and 1873 Barton lived in Europe, where she helped establish hospitals during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and was honored with GermanyÆs Iron Cross for outstanding military service.
Through Barton's efforts the American Red Cross Society was formed in 1881; she served as the first president of the organization until 19
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