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The Combahee River raid : Harriet Tubman & lowcountry liberation /

In 1863, the Union was unable to adequately fill its Black regiments. In an attempt to remedy that, Colonel James Montgomery led a raid up the Combahee River on June 2 to gather recruits and punish the plantations. Aiding him was an expert at freeing slaves, famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grigg, Jeff W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : Published by the History Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913.
Montgomery, James, > 1814-1871.
Slaves > United States > History > 19th century.
African American women abolitionists > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Combahee River (S.C.) > History > 19th century.

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Call Number: E444.T82 G68 2014
 
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