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Why was Clara Barton known as the “Angel of the Battlefield”?

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Restless with her limited role and undeterred by War Department regulations and prevailing stereotypes, Barton (1821-1912) became known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" as she distributed supplies and tended to the wounded and dying.
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