Harriet Tubman was not only a conductor of the Underground Railroad, but also a spy for the Union.pic.twitter.com/3w8TYEFHuf
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Harriet Tubman was not only a conductor of the Underground Railroad, but also a spy for the Union.pic.twitter.com/3w8TYEFHuf
The Union Army asked Tubman to gather a network of spies & was tasked with leading expeditions to gather intelligence.
Tubman reported her intel to a Union officer commanding the Second South Carolina Volunteers, a black unit involved in guerrilla warfare.
After learning of Tubman’s capability as a spy, Gen. David Hunter requested she personally guide a raiding party up the Combahee River.
Tubman had key information about Confederate positions along the shore & had discovered where they placed torpedoes in the water.
June 1, 1863: Tubman led Col. James Montgomery & his men in attack, setting fires, destroying buildings, & freeing 750 slaves.
When Harriet Tubman died in 1913, she was honored with a military funeral in recognition of work during the war.
@CIA how bout we showcase Tubman year round and call it American heroic exploits?
@CIA I didn't know it was #WomensHistoryMonth too much going on.
@CIA @NatlParkService @KristinaSummer this is who Lavender was trying to remember last night....
@CIA PEOPLE ARE GOOD, THE MAJORITY.
@CIA tell us about the CIA terrorism
@CIA men made the internet *plays laugh track background
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