Under Harriet Tubman, the Union set fire to houses, mills, and outbuildings and took the stores of commodity rice and cotton, as well as supplies of potatoes, corn, and livestock. The plantations were left smoking ruins. Initially hesitant, when the slaves saw General Tubman, over 750 of them, who had never been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation, erupted in joy and rushed to freedom.
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On June 2, 1863, 160 years ago today, Harriet Tubman commanded 300 Black soldiers in the audacious Raid on Combahee Ferry. With the Union Army backing her up, The General, as she was called, liberated 800 people, destroyed supplies, and struck a blow against the Confederacy. She became the FIRST woman in U.S. history to plan and execute an armed expedition, inspiring joy and freedom among over 800 enslaved people.
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