How Did Harriet Tubman Contribute To The Civil War

Harriet Tubman is an overall extraordinary woman who is known for helping slaves escape to freedom in the Underground Railroad, but she also had an important role in the Civil War. Taxes, tariffs, and problems with states and federal rights were some of the reasons that led to the Civil War. However, the main reason for the corruption of the Union was due to the heated debates about slavery. The North and the South were already greatly varied, especially since the North’s economy was based on industries, while the South was agriculture based which caused them to heavily rely on slaves in the plantations. The North didn’t demand slaves in the industries, so many of their states were encouraging the abolishment of slavery. Harriet Tubman returned

She helped aid soldiers and the freed slaves in the Union camps. Dangerous health problems and diseases were common, and many people unfortunately died since they didn’t have the medical knowledge and medicine we have today. Some of the diseases in the camps were typhoid fever, smallpox, measles, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. One night, she searched Maryland woods to find water lilies and crane’s bill (germanium) which would help some people with dysentery, a disease of extreme diarrhea. She boiled them together and gave them to man which saved his life and helped him recover. Later on, she helped hundreds of people with dysentery and small pox in the unpleasant camps with one simple plant

Colonel James Montgomery worked with Tubman to raise the second South Carolina Colored Infantry regiment, and they worked together on various raids. One famous raid was the Combahee River reed which was planned and guided by Harriet Tubman. She agreed to go on this risky mission in 1863 by making a deal with General Hunter to allow Montgomery to command. Montgomery led about 300 black soldiers while Tubman was their leader, and helped destroy Confederate supply routes and disable the mines that had been placed by rebels in the river. She knew the mines were placed by slaves, and she promised them freedom if they would help her locate them. In the end of this mission, the raid was a complete success that helped free almost 800 slaves, opened the river for Union boats to stop further Confederate supplies, it and damaged their food