where she became the first female clerk at the U.S. Patent Office. But upon the outbreak of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded, often bringing her own supplies to front lines. She recognized the need for an efficient organization apart from the War Department’s bureaucracy to distribute food and medical supplies to the troops. In addition, she began soliciting supplies from her friends, distributing them and staying to nurse and nourish the wounded, often very close to the actual fighting. In fact, while tending the wounded at the Battle of Antietam, she worked so close to the battlefield that a bullet once tore through her sleeve and killed the man she was treating. By June of 1864, the army had put her in charge of diet and nursing at X Corps. Also, It was dubbed the flying hospital because of its frequent moves to be close enough to the battle to help the wounded, but not so close as to be
where she became the first female clerk at the U.S. Patent Office. But upon the outbreak of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded, often bringing her own supplies to front lines. She recognized the need for an efficient organization apart from the War Department’s bureaucracy to distribute food and medical supplies to the troops. In addition, she began soliciting supplies from her friends, distributing them and staying to nurse and nourish the wounded, often very close to the actual fighting. In fact, while tending the wounded at the Battle of Antietam, she worked so close to the battlefield that a bullet once tore through her sleeve and killed the man she was treating. By June of 1864, the army had put her in charge of diet and nursing at X Corps. Also, It was dubbed the flying hospital because of its frequent moves to be close enough to the battle to help the wounded, but not so close as to be