Harriet Tubman was an African American historical figure who contributed to the Civil War effort as a scout, a nurse, a cook and a spy, and was the first woman to lead an armed assault, while also finding a cure for dysentery and establishing the Tubman Home for Aged and Indigent Negroes in New York.
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2022 marks the 200th anniversary of Harriet Tubman's birth, as well as the memory of one of America's most profound figures. Tubman was one of the nation's leading human rights activists who assumed many roles, including that of an Underground Railroad conductor, army scout, nurse, and women's rights champion. Little is known about Tubman's work outside of the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War, she was in Beaufort County, South Carolina assisting in Union Army operations behind, as well as on the front line of battle. Among Tubman's most notable wartime feats was that of June 2, 1863, where she participated in the planning and led Union troops from the 2nd South Carolina Infantry on a raid along the Combahee River. The operation was a pivotal and strategic victory for the Union Army and freed more than 750 enslaved people, making it the largest emancipation event of the Civil War. Colonel James Montgomery, commander of the regiment, later noted Tu