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Environmental Conditions: The battle took place on the Cumberland river. The north was attacked by the south when it came down the river. It was not a very rough terain. The most harsh evironmental challenge was the temperature. On average that area is usually anywhere between 25 to 48 degrees farinheit. The record high is 83 degrees, measured in 1962, an and the record low is -21 degrees, measured in 1951. On Feburary 15-16, 1862 the temperature was 10 degrees. What made it worst was the fact that a blizzard hit too, which put the soldiers through a rough battle.
Clara Barton : Born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, Clarissa Harlowe Barton was the youngest of five children. Her mother and father were Sarah Barton and Captain Stephen Barton. She became a teacher at the age of 17. She decided at 29 to enter the Liberal Institute in Clinton, New York. She took a job in New Jersey but problems caused her to leave. She became a clerk for the U.S. Patent Office. When the Civil War broke out she voluntered to help injured soldiers. She became the superintendent of the Union nurses. After the war she went around telling people about her experiances in the war. She worked so hard that she broke down. Her doctor told her that a nice relaxing trip to Europe would help. In Europe she heard about the Treaty of Geneva. The treaty provided relief for sick or injured soldiers. Later she found out that the U.S. did not sign it. Upon her return to America she convinced the Goverment to sign the treaty in 1882. She then founded the Red Cross. She was president of the Red Cross until 1904. She died on April 12, 1912.
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