Harriet Tubman
Harriet Ross Tubman was originally named Araminta Ross. She was born around the year 1820 and died in 1913. Harriet was born into a family of eleven children who were born to the slaves, Benjamin Ross and Harriet Greene, and lived on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet was put to work by the age of five, and served as a maid and children's nurse. At the age of 12 she became a field hand. Around the age of 14 her master hit her on the head with a two-pound iron weight for trying to save another slave from punishment. The assault left her with permanent neurological damage, and she experienced blackouts for the rest of her life. Harriet received no formal education. Being self-taught, she could neither read nor write. She had a hard life working endlessly, and was fed barely enough to stay alive. Harriet heard stories about other slaves who were struggling for their freedom. Nat Turner was a slave who led 75 others in a revolt.Harriet married a free black man named John Tubman in 1844. Her master allowed them to live together, but Harriet was still his semi-slave. Her master died in 1847, which made her status as a slave unde
Well-known abolitionist, John Brown, gave Harriet the title "General Tubman." She consulted with Brown on his plan to start an armed rebellion against slavery in the South. Illness prevented her from joining him at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) during his 1859 raid. When the Civil War began in 1861, Harriet served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union Army located in South Carolina. She prepared food for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which was composed entirely of black soldiers and known as the Glory Brigade. The brigade made a brave but unsuccessful attack on Fort Wagner in 1863. She later received an official commendation for her dedicated work, although she received no money for her many efforts. She also raised funds to assist former slaves with food, shelter, and education. Tubman established a care facility for the elderly in her home located in Auburn, New York. She was still unable to read or write, but her friend, Sarah Bradford, helped publish a biography in 1869 called Scenes from the Life of Harriet Tubman. Queen Victoria awarded her a silver metal in 1897. The epitaph on her gravestone reads, "Servant of God. Well done." Harr
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