a soldier begged clara barton to cut out an unbearable bullet from his cheek. all she had was a penknife, but she did it, with another soldier holding his head. in other words, barton did a lot of everything that desperately needed to be done. nursing did not exist as a profession before the war. it was urgently invented on the job. the civil war, just passed it second summer, had already caused more bloodshed than either side ever anticipated with no end in sight. as the historian has observed, the american people had nothing to prepare them for the profound scale of death that the civil war brought. it affected lives in every remote city, even the island of nantucket which had stayed neutral. clara barton held up pretty well under challenging conditions to say the least. she slept in a tent, or in the barracks. at other times, if union army soldiers decided to take a more spacious break, living was easier. those times were a winter breather. this is about the time she began to fall in love with a human army officer. that's something they don't tell you in seco

clara barton never had that desire. she knew that her contribution was unique and that if she didn't do it, nobody else would. the pictures that you see of her, in some ways she looks very stately and refined and delicate. she went to the camps, she went to the battles. i don't think she ever wish she was fighting in them -- ever wished she was fighting in them. >> did she ever receive any public accolades and her lifetime? any medals or recognition from the government? ms. stiehm: like the medal of freedom? stanton gave her to go to andersonville, that was the highest honor she could have gotten. she had to work for that one. but, through the rest of her afe, she was considered to be woman of remarkable talent and contribution and work ethic. protestant work ethic that i kept hearing about growing up. my mother was a professor. she just had so much of it. her best game,e h when there was an emergency, when there were lives to be saved, she could not be stopped. it should make sense that there between oneease-off awman

and accompanying that expedition very famously is clara barton. she uses her considerable political power, her association, her leadership with the missing soldiers office, to invite herself on captain moore's expedition. one of the dramas is those two leaders, clara barton and captain moore, are at loggerheads the entire time. the -- they are fighting over who is going to get credit for the work at andersonville. them and,peaks to quite frankly, not flattering ways. the army does the work of using the captured record, the death records they have with them. famous, the most prisoner, he served as a clerk in the prison hospital and he was one of half dozen boys who are keeping the death register, other records of the hospital complex. he is famous, and rightly so, for one of the bravest acts of conscience in the entire civil war. in mid-august 1864, when 100 men are dying a day, he thinks to himself, if my government knew, they would stop this. and he commits an act of bravery. he makes the choice when the chief surgeon is not present to start copy

and dorence atwater who was here was part of that, clara barton was active as many people know.ame really crucial. there's a movement across the country both north and south, to bury the dead, to commemorate the dead. but here at andersonville was especially significant that the dead here, as i said, that they be identified and accounted for. and so if you think about it for the 13,000, that 500 of them aren't named. in some ways it's remarkable given the way they died and the conditions. >> our next call is greenville, south carolina. here is james. >> caller: yes. i wanted to ask about the food situation at the andersonville prison. the south had a shortage of food at certain times, i think. and i wondered how that affected the prison and did the prisoners have any kind of shelter to live under. >> well, the food for the prisoners were particularly poor. you know, this area of georgia had been relatively untouched by the war. again before sherman came here. and this was farm land and these farms here certainly could have, you know, been able to provide food for the prisoners.

and accompanying that mission ao very famously is clara barton and uses her considerable political power, her leadership to invite herself on captain moore's expedition.capt and one of the dramas of that expedition is those two leaders, clara barton and captain moore are at loggerheads the entire ts time. they're fighting over who's going to get credit for the woro at andersonville. and that speaks to the two of them in quite frankly not the flattering ways.with the army does the work of using the captured records, the death records that they have with them, with that expedition, hos dorance atwater, he served as a clerk in the prison hospital, and he was one of the half-dozen boys who were keeping the death register, other records of the hospital complex. so, for one of the bravest acts of conscience in the entire civil war. in mid-august 1864, when 100 men are dying a day, he thinks to himself, if my government knew, they would stop this. and he commits an act of bravery. he makes the choice when the chief surgeon is not present to start copying the entire death register. his fellow pa

doris atwater was part of that, clara barton was very active as many people know.s became really crucial. there's a movement across the country both north and south to bury the dead, to commemorate the dead. here it andersonville, it was especially significant that the dead here be identified and accounted for. it, 13,500 ofbout them aren't named -- are named. his remarkable given the way they died and the conditions. host: our next call is greenville, south carolina. here is james. caller: i wanted to ask about the food situation at the andersonville prison. foodouth had a shortage of at certain times, i think. i wondered how that affected the prison, into the prisoners have any kind of shelter to live under? professor gordon: well, food for the prisoners was particularly poor. this area of georgia had been relatively untouched by the war. again, before sherman came here. this was farmland, these farms beencertainly could have able to provide food for the prisoners. getting goodoblems quality food to the prisoners. i think that's where the question of who is respo

clara barton, they are blocking lanes there. approaching the connecticut avenue, that delay looks to be getting better. the city through virginia 395, we have the southbound delays to make past washington boulevard. there is nothing unusual there but no accidents. that is the good news. there will be delays heading through the dale city. that's the latest. back to you. jonathan: thank you. coming up next watt "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> i'm mike carter-conneen in arlington where today make a wish kid got an awesome opportunity to hang out with some of the favorite players at practice. coming up, details on a cooler experience at the game coming up, details on a cooler experience at the game tomorrow at the verizon okay. so everyone isis saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. whatever speed you need, fios has it. so if you need more streaming for more devices, fios gives you options with the fastest internet and wi-fi availab

and accompanying that mission ao very famously is clara barton and uses her considerable political power her leadership to invite herself on captain moore's expedition.capt and one of the dramas of that expedition is those two leaders, clara barton and captain moore are at loggerheads the entire ts time. they're fighting over who's going to get credit for the woro at

if you are getting inbound on clara barton parkway, there is roadwork happening, some paving they are doing heading inbound between chain bridge and the turnaround. is a scheduled until 2:00. for the next two hours, get ready for some volume. you see that solid red line at about eight miles per hour. gw parkway is clear so that may be an option if you are heading in. let's talk about military road. some work went into place with rolling closures in both directions. you will see this between oregon avenue and 14th street. one lane will be maintained in each direction. that is until november 8. looking good with no delays on the capital. on metro, do not forget the red line has midday work. expect some delays possible. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jummy: thousands of kids across the region and the nation ditched school buses this morning and walked to school. today is national walk and ride your bike to school day. we spent the morning at an elementary school where students were welcomed with a big celebration. >> good afternoon. gaithersburg elementary school is one special

emergency road work that has popped up from overnight and here top of the beltway, again, beltway near clara barton parkway, lane closures inner loop and outer loop wrapped up by 5:00 this morning. >>> now to an unfolding situation in china now. another blast rocks tianjin too much after a fatal explosion. the major port city rattled by a warehouse blast, looking at cell phone video here. the one in august left 173 people dead, or missing. so far with this latest accident, in deaths have been reported this morning. apparently this happened at the warehouse that was holding a lot of alcohol materials and it did eventually as you can tell there start a fire. government releasing a statement this morning saying there is no threat to the people in the area or the environment. >>> it is now 4:34. today, investigators will release their report into the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17. the plane went down over a pro russian held territory in ukraine more than a year ago. nearly 300 people on board died. the dutch safety board is expected to blame a russian made missile for the crash. the board does n

doris atwater was part of that, clara barton was very active as many people know.became really crucial. there's a movement across the country both north and south to bury the dead, to commemorate the dead. here it andersonville, it was especially significant that the dead here be identified and accounted for. it, 13,500 ofbout them aren't named -- are named. his remarkable given the way they died and the conditions. host: our next call is greenville, south carolina. here is james. caller: i wanted to ask about the food situation at the andersonville prison. foodouth had a shortage of at certain times, i think. i wondered how that affected the prison, into the prisoners have any kind of shelter to live under? professor gordon: well, food for the prisoners was particularly poor. this area of georgia had been relatively untouched by the war. again, before sherman came here. this was farmland, these farms beencertainly could have able to provide food for the prisoners. getting goodoblems quality food to the prisoners. i think that's where the question of who is respons

heavy and slow from the clara barton parkway that will continue to silver spring.proach colesville road. in the meantime, we are dealing with the crash clean-up on 50. john hanson highway. traveling outbound it's as you approach the church overpass. delays all the way back to 410. that is latest on the commute. back to you. jonathan: thanks. d.c. is preparing for a royal visit. prince harry is coming to the nation's capital this week. the prince is set to join first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden on wednesday. prince harry is scheduled to attend a reception at the british ambassador's home in d.c. crowd favorite. coming up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- if you are thinking about refinancing a loan. how offers to lower your payments can end up costing you much more. three things that you need to do to get a deal that is good. opposed to too good to be discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent

that's some of the heaviest rain that's moving up towards clara barton road right now. be aware of that out there. there are certainly some to our west that's poised to move toward us. out in the city of worcester we're seeing some spots of red in here, too. right near the w in worcester is where one of those spots as you see that coming into view right there you have to zoom in with live doppler radar just to the east and north of 122 there around pleasant street, for instance this is going towards mawer street as well some heavy rain in the worcester area. this will cause some of the ponding on the roadways the leaves are coming down in bulk tonight thanks to gust which winds that's will clock up some of the -- clog up some of the storm drains as well. not talking about widespread will have some puddles. the town of pepperell some orange and yellow showing up in here there's route 113. here some of that orange right down in here it's right over these roadways overlook drive for instance seeing some of that heavy pounding rate ryne now in the town of pepperell. into so

disabled vehicle at clara barton parkway, still have that one hanging around as well. 95 at mine road in virginia, no problems northbound or southbound. travel time back here in ten minutes. >>> your time is 5:32. today, a top u.s. commander may be facing tough questions on a recent u.s. air strike in afghanistan. general john campbell will appear in front of a senate armed services committee this morning. this comes after an air strike by u.s. forces that hit a medical clinic. 22 people including doctors and patients were killed. the general is also expected to answer questions about u.s. troop levels in afghanistan. >>> death toll rising from the historic floods from the carolinas. 13 people have died across the two states. in south carolina, evacuations are under way after 18 dams were breached state wide. half of them in the columbia area. the sun is expected to shine today, but it will take many weeks to repair all the damage. we're talking 550 roads and bridges impassable now. about 40,000 people without drinkable water, shelters overflowing and now a warning from the governor t

iehm talksamie st about clara barton during the civil war. ehm argues that she played a major role in playing for -- caring for soldiers during and after the war. it is about an hour. everyone, andoon, thank you for coming out this rainy day. i am the library and here at the .eabody room the people to room is a special collection of georgetown neighborhood history,