Harriet Tubman stated “I freed a thousand slaves I could have saved a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves” (AZ Quotes). Harriet Tubman made a positive impact on others during the Civil War due to her childhood experiences, bravery and decisions made during the war, and from her life after the war. Harriet Tubman may have been one of the world’s greatest recovering slaves, but life before the Civil War wasn’t easy for her. On the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a child was born. Her name was Harriet Tubman, and she was born into the miserable life of slavery as Araminta Ross somewhere between the beginning of 1820 and the end of 1821 (Civil War Trust). Growing up as a child was hard for Harriet. When she was young, Harriet was “hired out” going from owner to owner who showed to be naughty and brutal to her. One of the owners that were in charge of her had …show more content…
For the rest of her time living, Harriet suffered from seizures and “visions”, which she liked to think were sent from God. Later in the year of 1840, her father was freed in part of his master’s will, but he still constantly kept having to work for his earlier master and his family. Harriet Tubman was actually one of nine children born. She has four brothers and four sisters who were supposed to be freed from slavery, along with her and her mother. The people didn’t care about the law so Harriet, her siblings, and her mother stayed enslaved (Civil War Trust). Harriet never had a good education, she was only self-taught. She never got to go to school, and she lived without being able to read or write. She did look at a bible though, and like Robert McNamara said, “she would often refer to Biblical passages and parables.” The only real skills Harriet Tubman had was woodcraft and herbal medicine. Those two things she learned would be helpful in her working time (Thought Co).