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life harriet tubman
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a brith at maryland
Harriet tubman was believe to be born in 1822 in maryland by slave parnets is not know exact day she was born. -
marriage
In 1844 at the age of 25, she married John Tubman, a free African American who did not share her dream. Since she was a slave, she knew her marriage would be split apart if she was ever sold . Harriet now dreamed of traveling north so she would be free too. But, John didn't want move north -
escape
in 1849 she left her husband and escaped to phildelphia with some the of abolitionists -
conductor
Harriet was made an official conducter of the UGRR she knew all the routes to free territory She made a anthor trip to the South to rescue her brother James and other friends. giving the name moes. -
War!
A civil war breakout between the union and confederate, Tubman worked with Colonel James Montgomery as a scout. She put together a group of spies who kept Montgomery informed about slaves who might want to join the Union army -
the south surrenders
April 2,1865…General Grant has captured Petersburg and advances toward Appomatox while Lee also abandons Richmond. Confederate General A.P. Hill ( “Little Powell”) is killed at Petersburg,Virginia just seven days after Confederate General R.E.Lee surrenders to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant endind the civil war -
second marriage
After the war, Harriet returned home to Auburn. In 1869, she married Nelson Davis and together they shared a calm, peaceful 19 year marriage until he died. -
death
harriet dies on March 10,1913 at age 91 do to Pneumonia
