Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office

08/28/2024

The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum will be CLOSED this Saturday, August 31st. We apologize for any inconvenience.

08/06/2024

The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office will be CLOSED on Saturday, August 10th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

05/07/2024

Congratulations to all of the folks whose hard work and dedication made it possible to have this lovely memorial to Clara Barton placed in Hagerstown, Maryland. Our museum is so excited to be receiving a maquette of this statue to display. Tracey McIntire, our director of communications, was able to thank the sculptor, Toby Mendez, personally for helping perpetuate Clara's story of compassion during the Civil War. It was great to see many representatives from the American Red Cross, as well as nurses and first responders. What an appropriate way to celebrate Nurses' Week!

05/06/2024

The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office WILL BE CLOSED on May 10 for a private event.

02/03/2024

Author and historian Jonathan White is captivating kids with amazing stories of Abe Lincoln today at CBMSO! Stop by, he'll be here until 1 p.m., and pick up a copy of his new children's book about Abe!

01/19/2024

Due to the weather conditions in the Washington DC area, The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum is closed for today 1/19, we will reopen tomorrow during regular business hours. Stay safe and stay warm out there.

11/14/2023

Richard Lyons was a curious, determined man. In 1996, while working as a carpenter for the GSA in Washington, D.C., Richard was sent into a decrepit building at 437 Seventh Street. He was to give the building a once over before it was demolished. During his inspection he felt a tap on his shoulder, as he turned around to find no one there – he looked up and noticed an old letter jutting out from the dilapidated ceiling. He climbed up to retrieve and then found a small 8 inch by 8 inch sign that said ‘Missing Soldiers Office Room 9 Miss Clara Barton.

Richard had discovered a historic treasure. From 1861 to 1868, Barton had run her soldier’s relief programs and the effort to find the burial places of soldiers out of the office. Other artifacts soon came to light, and Richard worked tirelessly to ensure the building was saved.

On November 1 at the age of 76, Richard passed away. From our entire museum staff, we would like to thank this remarkable man for the incredible work he did not only in the discovery of the Missing Soldiers Office, but also in his relentless efforts to preserve and protect the building.

Richard, much like Clara Barton herself, proves that all it takes is just one person to make a difference in this world. Thank you Richard.

Please take 5 minutes to hear the discovery story from Richard himself.
https://youtu.be/cMC8Uvxacr4

Pictured below is Richard Lyons and several of the artifacts he was able to recover from the attic crawlspace.

11/10/2023

In honor of Veterans Day on Saturday, November 11th The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum will offer free admission to active and retired military and their spouses only.

08/05/2023

Join us at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum on August 12 from 2PM-3PM for a panel discussion of the latest book from the NMCWM Press: Clara Barton: Civil War Humanitarian.

The book is a compiled edition that includes articles by museum staff and colleagues with details on Barton’s relief work during the Civil War and her groundbreaking efforts in the Missing Soldier’s Office.

For more information, visit the link below:

https://www.civilwarmed.org/event/barton-book-panel-discussion-2/

07/27/2023

Come to the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum and learn about one of America’s greatest humanitarians.

To learn more and see how you can visit, follow the link below.

https://clarabartonmuseum.org/visit/

06/02/2023

President Lincoln died at 7-o clock this morning the whole city in gloom no one knows what to do
Vice President Johnson inaugurated President

Clara Barton lived only a few blocks from Ford’s Theatre when news broke of Lincoln’s assassination. If you want to know more about how people reacted to the news of President Abraham Lincoln’s death, join us for our Clara Barton’s Civil War Washington Walking Tour tomorrow June 3 at 2:00 PM.

Tickets can be purchased by following the link below.

https://www.civilwarmed.org/clara-bartons-civil-war-washington-walking-tour/

05/27/2023

The image seen is a picture of the Patent Office as it would have looked when Clara Barton was working there from 1854 - 57 and 1861 - 65. This is also one of the stops on the Clara Barton’s Civil War Washington Walking Tour on June 3 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are still available and can be found by following the link below.

https://www.civilwarmed.org/clara-bartons-civil-war-washington-walking-tour/

05/18/2023

On Saturday, June 3 at 2:00 PM, the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum will be offering a guided walking tour of Downtown Washington D.C. One of the stops includes the exterior of Ford’s Theatre. Tickets can be purchased by following the link below.

https://www.civilwarmed.org/clara-bartons-civil-war-washington-walking-tour/

11/18/2022

10/27/2022

We will be open tomorrow from 11-5!

Come on by and learn the history of America's most influential humanitarian.

Clara Barton’s home base as she braved the Civil War battlefield as a nurse, then spearheaded the search for missing soldiers.

10/21/2022

We are open today from noon to 4 p.m.!

Swing on by and buy your ticket at the front desk.

10/18/2022

We are thrilled to announce that the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, DC will be open this Friday!

Join us from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. without a reservation. Just snag your ticket at the front desk and explore Barton's Civil War home.

07/14/2022

"Her dogged efforts to track down the missing brought immeasurable relief or at least solace to anxious parents, wives, and siblings throughout the North who were still reckoning with the costs of the war."

You can still visit the historic Missing Soldiers Office today! Contact us to make your reservations.

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