Transcriber’s Notes
Autograph letters and similar documents which were presented only asimages in the original have been transcribed here, and can be found atthe end of the text. The captions of those images will serve as linksto their transcriptions.
The lists of Illustrations and Contents have several anomalous, thoughaccurate, entries. For example, the section on the re-incorporation ofthe Red Cross, beginning on page 94, appears in the Contents betweensections on p. 184 and p. 197, for no apparent reason. The reference hasbeen placed in its proper position in the Contents. Also, please note thatthe entries in the Contents do not always refer to formal sections of thetext. They sometimes direct one to a change of topic otherwise unmarkedin the text itself.
Several of the photographs associated with the Spanish American War,which were included at the end of the volume on pp. 675 and 676, are listedin the Illustrations where their subjects would appear.
Illustrations have been moved to avoid breaking paragraphs. Onoccasion, they may appear out of the normal page order.
The opening of the section on General History is labeled “Chapter I”,the only use of that designation in the volume.
Footnotes have been consolidated at the end of the volume, and linkedfor convenient reference.
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THE RED CROSS
IN PEACE AND WAR
By Clara Barton
AMERICAN HISTORICAL PRESS
1906
Copyright 1898, by Clara Barton
From the President of the United States
In his Message to Congress December 6, 1898.
It is a pleasure for me to mention in terms of cordial appreciation thetimely and useful work of the American National Red Cross, both inrelief measures preparatory to the campaigns, in sanitary assistance atseveral of the camps of assemblage, and, later, under the able andexperienced leadership of the president of the society, Miss ClaraBarton, on the fields of battle and in the hospitals at the front inCuba. Working in conjunction with the governmental authorities and undertheir sanction and approval, and with the enthusiastic co-operation ofmany patriotic women and societies in the various States, the Red Crosshas fully maintained its already high reputation for intense earnestnessand ability to exercise the noble purposes of its internationalorganization, thus justifying the confidence and support which it hasreceived at the hands of the American people. To the members andofficers and all who aided them in their philanthropic work, the sincereand lasting gratitude of the soldiers and the public is due and freelyaccorded.
In tracing these events we are constantly reminded of our obligations tothe Divine Master for His watchful care over us and His safe guidance,for which the nation makes reverent acknowledgmen