What Is Harriet Tubman's Role In The Civil War

Women in the Civil War

The Civil War was the first war where women participated or even helped out in. Many disguised themselves as men and joined the fight. Others made the choice to become spies, nurses, and some took the rolls as the men in the house when the men had to go fight. Women in the Civil War worked just as hard as men. There were all different kinds of women with all different kinds of backgrounds. Through the war, women like Clara Barton, Belle Boyd, Harriet Tubman helped out a lot during the war.

Even though Clara Barton was well known for starting the American Red Cross, she made a big Impact on helping the soldiers in the Civil War. Although Barton was a huge

Slavery was also a big part of Tubman’s early life. Tubman was born into slavery but as a result of beatings she got, she had a head injury which led to seizures and “visions” ("Tubman, Harriet”) . As a result of being mistreated, she fled slavery as a young women (Hamen) . The Underground Railroad was started and worked by Harriet Tubman. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses in the United States during the Civil War time, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada. Over the course of eleven years, Tubman freed over 70 slaves and assist 60 slaves into Canada ("Tubman, Harriet”) . She continued to link and meet up with runaway slaves to help them through the years (Stavicw) . She continued to tell them (the runaway slaves) to go hide along the river bank (Stavicw) . Sadly, at one point in time Tubman had a $40,000 dollar reward on her back. Overall, Harriet tubman was known as the “moses of her people”, and gained the reputation as the most successful conductor or guide on the Underground Railroad (Stavicw, "Tubman, Harriet”) . Other than being a guide for the Underground Railroad, She was also a nurse and a scout. When Tubman was a nurse she helped out in all different ways. In 1865, she went to Fort Monroe where she worked long hours as a nurse for the Union army ("Tubman, Harriet”) . She also nurced the black soldiers and women in a Freedoms Hospital in Virginia ("Tubman, Harriet”) . Nursing was not one of Harriet Tubman's main priorities but she still worked hard to fix and heal peoples as best as she could. Other than being a nurse Tubman was also a Union scout ( scouts reported directly to the commanders of armies in the field and they also provided details on troop movements and strengths) . As a Union scout Tumbam got paid $200.00 in wages ("Tubman, Harriet”) . In July, 1863 she guided troops commanded by