American Catholic History

American Catholic History


St. Mary of Sorrows, Clara Barton, and the Red Cross

August 29, 2024

In 1862, Clara Barton got some of the experience which would lead to her founding the Red Cross. That year, St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia, became a field hospital during the Second Battle of Bull Run — or Second Manassas, if you’