She served in the army.

Harriet Tubman lived from 1822 to 1913. She worked with the Underground Railroad. She also served in the Civil War. (Harvey B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP)
This statue shows Harriet Tubman leading a slave to freedom. (AP/Matt Rourke)
Harriet Tubman served as a spy, scout, and nurse for the Union Army. (Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries via AP)
Nina Cooke John stands by the Harriet Tubman monument she designed. It is called “Shadow of a Face.” The monument is in New Jersey. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
A wax model of Harriet Tubman is in Washington, D.C. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is in Maryland. It teaches people about Mrs. Tubman’s life. (AP/Brian Witte)

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Mrs. Tubman helped slaves get to freedom. She also helped in a war. She was a spy. She was a nurse. People now call her General Tubman.

She lived her life to serve others.

Pray: Thank God for brave heroes of history.

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Harriet Tubman is now a general in Maryland’s National Guard. She was the first woman to be in charge of a U.S. military action during war. She was a scout, spy, and nurse in the Union Army. She guided 150 black soldiers on a raid in the Civil War. Mrs. Tubman fled slavery in 1849. Then she helped with the Underground Railroad. It was a secret route of safe houses. She taught slaves how to follow the route to freedom.

“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36)

For more about Harriet Tubman, see Young Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter by Anne Benjamin in our Recommended Reading.