Back on October 22nd, I had an entry about the bridge in SC being named after Harriet Tubman for her role in the raid at that site.
Here is some more information:
An account in a July 10, 1863, paper claims that Tubman actually led the raid.
Tubman had come to the Beaufort area in 1862 to work with slaves on the sea islands who had been left behind when their masters fled the Union Army. The next year, she set up a network of spies and scouts in the Low Country.
The Combahee River bordered and supplied water for some of the largest and most-productive rice plantations.
The article also mentioned Colonel James Montgomery who was a character in the movie "Glory." He was the one who later commanded the Union expedition against defenseless Darien, Georgia, which led to its destruction. I'll have to do some more research on this.
Remarkable Woman. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
