Dorthea Dix was born on Hampden Main, in 1802. She began teaching in charity schools and writing textbooks at the age of 14. She became a social reformer and her loyalty to the Civil War Welfare of the mentally ill led to a spread of international reform. After seeing all the terrifying conditions in a Massachusetts prison, he spent the next 40 years lobbying U.S. and Canadian lawmakers to establish state hospitals for the mentally ill. His efforts influenced the building of 32 institutions in the United States. In 1861, when the Civil War broke out, she served and was eventually appointed superintendent of nurses for the United States Army. He was responsible for establishing field hospitals, first aid stations, selecting nurses, managing supplies, and managing training programs. Although she was very effective and focused, many people thought she lacked the social skills needed to navigate military bureaucracy. Yet he remained after the war, helping track down missing soldiers, writing letters to families and helping soldiers secure their pensions. Clara Barton-Clara Barton was known as one of the most honored women in American history. She was among the first women to gain employment in the federal government. She worked as a registrar at the United States Patent Office in Washington, D.C., when the first contingent of federal troops entered the city. He dedicated his personal care to the men in uniform, some who had already been wounded, starving, or were without bedding and clothing. He also began providing supplies to the young men of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry who had been ambushed in Baltimore in the unfinished Capitol building. He helped them write letters and pray with them. Clara was known as "the Angel... middle of paper... infantry gan for a 3 year old recruit. She took off her disguise for almost a year." He participated in the Battle of Blackburn's Ford, the First Battle of Bull Run, and the April–July Peninsular Campaign. She undertook missions behind Confederate lines "disguised" as a woman more than once to camp and gather intelligence for the federal cause. When in the swamps of the Chickahominy River she became seriously ill, so much so that even the doctors wanted to hospitalize her. She wasn't ready to be discovered yet, so she disappeared from the infantry and as she recovered she was once again Sarah Emma. Finally, in 1882, he let the world know that Frank Thompson and Sarah Emma Edmonds were the same person. She was the only woman to enter the Grand Army of the Republic as a regular member, and included in the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.