2024-04-052024-04-052013-04-04https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/55378Combahee 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.application/pdfRecords, documents, and information made available by the agencies of the South Carolina state government or its subdivisions are the property of the people of the state of South Carolina. Therefore, according to U.S. copyright law, the South Carolina State Library considers these items to be in the public domain (see Title 17, U.S.C.).Combahee Ferry Historic District (S.C.)Combahee River (S.C.)--History, Military--19th centurySouth Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--CampaignsRaids (Military science)--History--19th centuryTubman, Harriet, 1822-1913United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, FemaleUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American