Dorthea Dix was born on April 4, 1802, the oldest daughter of Joseph and Mary Dix. ... Dix's father, Joseph Dix, was a minister and he drank heavily. ... There, officials of the International Red Cross, organized in 1864, urged her to seek United States agreement to the Geneva Convention recognizing the work of the Red Cross; the powerful U.S. ... She was awarded the Iron Cross of Merit by the German emperor, William I, in 1873. ...

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Confederate commander Joseph E. ... In the Battle of Fredericksbury, Burnside's forces were defeated somehow in a series of attacks against entrenched Confederate forces at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Burnside was replaced with General Joseph Hooker. ... He crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's forces. ...

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Some authorities say McClellan was a great general, but most of them believed he was too careful on the battlefield Barton, Clara (1821-1912), was the founder of the American Red Cross. ... In 1831, Turner and about 70 other slaves liberated themselves by killing 60 whites in Virginia, including the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. ...

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On April 12th 1861 one of the bloodiest wars in United States history began and would divide the nation for five hellish years. This "Civil War" would pit brother against brother, father against son and even friends and friends. As one after another of the southern states succeeded, the reverend lea...

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But when Burnside suffers defeat at Fredericksburg, General Joseph Hooker is placed in command. ... General Hooker's objective was to cross the Rappahannock River and position his forces on General Lee's vulnerable flank. ...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, often simply called the South, grew to include eleven states, and although they claimed thirteen states and additional western territories, the Confederacy was never diplomatically recogni...

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