5 Angel of the Battlefield

5 Angel of the Battlefield Jack still didn't remember who Clara Barton was. He pulled out the Civil War book and read; Clara Barton was a famous Civil War nurse. When she began nursing, she used her own money for her supplies. She drove a horse-drawn “ ambulance” right onto the battlefield to help save wounded soldiers. For this reason she became known as the “ Angel of the Battlefield. ”

Jack put the book away. Then he hurried to Annie. He looked at the woman sitting in the driver's seat of the wagon. She doesn't look like an angel, Jack thought. The woman was very small. She had a plain, serious face and dark hair pulled back in a bun. She wore a long black skirt and a black jacket. In the back of her wagon were more wounded soldiers in torn, bloody uniforms. They moaned and cried out. Nurses, both men and women, were putting the wounded men on stretchers. Clara Barton wiped her forehead. She looked hot and tired. “ Can we help you, Miss Barton?" Annie asked.

“ Who are you?" said Clara Barton. “ Jack and Annie, " said Annie. “ We're What can we do, Miss volunteer nurses. Barton?" Clara Barton smiled.

“ First, you can call me Clara, " she said. “ Second, would you ride with me back toward the battlefield? There are more wounded waiting to be picked up. “ Sure! " said Annie.

Jack didn't answer, After seeing all the suffering men in the wagon, he was afraid of getting closer to the battlefield. “ And you?” Clara asked Jack. Her dark, serious eyes looked right into his. Jack didn't want to admit he was afraid. “ Sure, no problem, " he said. “ Very good, " said Clara Barton. “ Let's go. " Jack and Annie climbed up into the driver's seat next to her. By now, all the soldiers had been taken out of the wagon. “ Take care of my new family members, Clara called to the nurses. She snapped the reins. The horse-drawn ambulance rolled off, sending up clouds of dust.