| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 742 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), map |
| Contents |
Part One : "The Prison-House of Bondage" -- Last Captives -- Old Heads -- Stolen Children -- Prime Hands -- Freedom Seekers -- Pikins -- John Brown's "Men" -- Part Two : The Proving Ground of Freedom -- "Gun Shoot at Bay Point" -- Broken Promises -- Beaufort's Boatmen -- Two of Us -- Forever Free -- Part Three : The Combahee River Raid -- "A Pleasure Excursion" -- Day Clean -- "Some Credit" -- "Great Sufferers" -- Part Four : "We's Combee!" -- Reaping Dead Men -- Charleston Siege -- Closed His Eyes |
| Summary |
"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the regiments of Second South Carolina Volunteers, including Tubman's. It is based on original documentation and written by a descendent of the enslaved men and women who fought in it, and in the process liberated themselves." -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 30, 2024) |
| Subject |
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913.
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Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 |
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United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd (1863-1864)
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United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd (1863-1864) |
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Combahee River Raid, 1863.
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Freed persons -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century
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Raids (Military science) -- History -- 19th century
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Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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United States.
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HISTORY.
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South (AL.
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State & Local.
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Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE.
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African Americans
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Freed persons
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Military campaigns
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Military participation -- African American
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Military participation -- Female
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Raids (Military science)
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History of the Americas.
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History.
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South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans.
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Combahee River (S.C.) -- History, Military -- 19th century
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South Carolina
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South Carolina -- Combahee River
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023032482 |
| ISBN |
9780197552827 |
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019755282X |
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9780197552810 |
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0197552811 |
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0197552803 |
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9780197552803 |
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