{"product_id":"1865-clara-barton","title":"1865 CLARA BARTON. Superb Autograph Letter as Head of Office of Missing Soldiers of the Union Army.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn excellent and very attractive signed lithographed letter in the hand of Clara Barton, in her capacit as head of the Office of Missing Soldiers at the close of the Civil War. Autograph material in any way connected to her Civil War service is rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eClara Barton (1821-1912) worked as a nurse on the front lines during the Civil War and distributed medicine and food to wounded soldiers in close proximity to the battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. In 1864, General Benjamin Butler placed her in charge of hospitals at the front of the Army of the James. For her Civil War service, Barton became known as the \"Angel of the Battlefield\" and the \"Florence Nightingale of America.\" When the war ended, she ran the Office of Missing Soldiers in Washington, helping to locate the remains of more than 22,000 missing soldiers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington, June 19, 1865.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Sir:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour communication of June 17 is received, and the name of Levis Miller will be placed upon my lists. It will constitute my most earnest endeavor to bring these lists within the notice of returned prisoners everywhere.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe assured that as soon as any information of interest to yourself is gained, it will be most promptly and cheerfully forwarded to you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery sincerely yours,\u003cbr\u003eClara Barton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith original envelope\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44019851395108,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/04-10-2026SpecsFineBooks-3.jpg?v=1775856881","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1865-clara-barton","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}