1. BY ABBY ALFS Harriet Tubman

2. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and made more than nineteen missions to rescue more than three hundred slaves. When the American Civil War began, Harriet worked for the Union Army, first as a cook and a nurse, then as an armed scout and spy. Harriet was the first woman to lead a armed exposition in a war. Harriet helped guide fugitives farther north into Canada, where slavery had been abolished in 1834.

3. Harriet Tubman's Timeline Harriet was born in 1819 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet was married in 1844 to John Tubman. In 1849 Harriet escaped from slavery. In 1850 she was made an official conductor. In 1851 Harriet made her third trip to get her husband John. Harriet returned to the U.S. from living in Canada in 1861. In 1869 Harriet returned back to her home in Maryland. In 1869 Harriet re-married to Nelson Davis. Harriet died in 1913 from pneumonia.

4. Facts About Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman's original name was Araminta Harriet Ross. As a child Harriet's nickname was Minty. When Harriet was young she was hit by a heavy weight in the head. The injury caused disabling seizures, narcoleptic attacks, headaches, powerful visionary and dream experiences. Harriet was born into slavery. After freeing herself from enslavement, Harriet Tubman returned to Maryland to rescue other members of her family. Harriet was an African American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. One of Harriet's famous sayings is, “Every great dream begins with an dreamer”