CHURCH CREEK — More than a century since Harriet Tubman served as a spy, scout, nurse and cook in the American Civil War, she has been officially recognized as a general officer in the Maryland Army National Guard.

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Harriet Tubman posthumously commissioned to rank of brigadier general

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was officially made a one-star brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard on Veterans Day at a ceremony attended by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.

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Column | Harriet Tubman becomes a one-star general in Maryland, 160 years late

To mark Veterans Day, the Maryland National Guard honored Harriet Tubman with her posthumous commissioning as a one-star general. Tubman was awarded the rank of brigadier general in recognition for her service during the Civil War. The abolitionist was a spy for the Union Army and the first woman to lead a military operation when she guided the Combahee Ferry Raid in 1863. (Maryland National Guard/Facebook) Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, adjutant g…

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Maryland National Guard honors Harriet Tubman with one-star general rank

Harriet Tubman, a Black woman widely credited as the first female leader of a combat regiment during the Civil War, was posthumously commissioned as a brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.  A Maryland native, Tubman is best known for leading hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad but worked as a Union spy during the Civil War and led a raid in South Carolina that eventually freed 70…

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Harriet Tubman posthumously commissioned as brigadier general in Maryland National Guard

Harriet Tubman was a spy, a nurse, an abolitionist and, most importantly, a military leader who guided Union soldiers during the Civil War. Her resilience and wartime contributions were honored at a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday. Tubman honored with military general ranking at Veterans Day ceremony The service attracted a crowd as Maryland’s National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore posthumously naming Tubman a one-star brigadier general near her birt…

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Harriet Tubman Named A General By The Maryland National Guard Almost 160 Years After Her Contributions

Harriet Tubman has long been known as an Abolitionist, but in the 21st Century her role in fighting in the Civil War has attracted unprecedented...

Harriet Tubman posthumously commissioned to rank of brigadier general

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