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The Combahee Ferry Historic District : a crossing to freedom
South Carolina Department of Transportation
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Abstract
Combahee Ferry was the site of a major Union raid conducted by the 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. This African American regiment was organized at Beaufort and Hilton Head on May 22, 1863. Colonel James Montgomery led
the regiment. Harriet Tubman, famed Union Army intelligence operative, planned and guided the raid.
Issue Date
2013-04-04
Keywords
Combahee Ferry Historic District (S.C.), Combahee River (S.C.)--History, Military--19th century, South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns, Raids (Military science)--History--19th century, Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American
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