"Harriet Tubman led military raids" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 May 2022 9:02 p.m. PST |
…Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known……In early June 1863, she became the first woman in U.S. history to command an armed military raid when she guided Col. James Montgomery and his 2nd South Carolina Colored Volunteers Regiment along the Combahee River… The Conversation: link |
Rdfraf  | 05 May 2022 6:35 p.m. PST |
The way I read this is that Col. James Montgomery was in command and Tubman was the guide. But I guess you could say she "led" them. |
| Grattan54 | 05 May 2022 7:40 p.m. PST |
I agree. The title is misleading. She was not a battlefield commander. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 05 May 2022 11:09 p.m. PST |
From the article: Newspapers from Boston to Wisconsin reported on the river assault by Montgomery and his Black regiment, noting Tubman's important role as the "Black she Moses … who led the raid, and under whose inspiration it was originated and conducted." |
| advocate | 06 May 2022 5:21 a.m. PST |
Shock revelation: headline chooses most shocking interpretation!
I'll agree it's by no means clear. It's hard to imagine a Colonel under her command. However, at one point in the raid, the Union forces split and Tubman may have commanded the part she joined. Her presence, and actions, seem to have contributed to the success of the raid. But more detail required… |
| 79thPA | 06 May 2022 6:58 a.m. PST |
I would say led, as in led by a scout. The word doesn't automatically denote command. |
| Au pas de Charge | 06 May 2022 7:27 a.m. PST |
How about a statue of Tubman at the SC State House? |
| Rdfraf | 06 May 2022 8:45 a.m. PST |
Even if the command had been split, I'm pretty sure the Colonel wouldn't place a civilian as the military commander for the detachment. |
| Dn Jackson | 07 May 2022 3:33 a.m. PST |
Wasn't that the raid that essentially turned into a looting expedition? |
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