Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Harriet Tubman across 3 places, from 1863 to 1865.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Harriet "Moses" Tubman (born Araminta Ross, – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Harriet Tubman was documented, and when
1863year
Port Royalattested“In early 1863, Tubman used her knowledge of covert travel and subterfuge to lead a band of scouts through the land around Port Royal.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
September 1863month
North Carolinaattested“Born enslaved in North Carolina, he had served as a private in the 8th United States Colored Infantry Regiment from September 1863 to November 1865.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
July 1865month
New Yorkattested“When a promised appointment to an official military nursing position fell through in July 1865, Tubman decided to return to her home in New York.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
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December 1850month
Cambridge, Marylandmentioned“In December 1850, Tubman was warned that her niece Kessiah and Kessiah's children would soon be sold in Cambridge, Maryland.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
April 1858month
United Statesmentioned“Years later, she told an audience: "I was conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't sayI never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger." In April 1858, Tubman was intr…”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
8 May 1858exact date
Chatham, Ontariomentioned“On May 8, 1858, Brown held a meeting in Chatham, Canada, where he unveiled his plan for a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
October 1859month
New Bedford, Massachusettsmentioned“In early October 1859, as Brown and his men prepared to launch the attack, Tubman was ill in New Bedford, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
28 December 1860exact date
Auburn, New Yorkmentioned“They safely reached the home of David and Martha Wright in Auburn on December 28, 1860.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
January 1862month
Port Royal, South Carolinamentioned“In January 1862, Tubman volunteered to support the Union cause and began helping refugees in the camps, particularly in Port Royal, South Carolina.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
January 1862month
Port Royalmentioned“In January 1862, Tubman volunteered to support the Union cause and began helping refugees in the camps, particularly in Port Royal, South Carolina.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
July 1863month
Second Battle of Fort Wagnermentioned“In July 1863, Tubman worked with Colonel Robert Gould Shaw at the assault on Fort Wagner, reportedly serving him his last meal.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
April 1865month
Virginiamentioned“She later described the battle to historian Albert Bushnell Hart: For two more years, Tubman worked for the Union forces, tending to newly liberated people, scouting into Confederate territory, and nursing wounded soldiers in Virginia, a…”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
1897year
Bostonmentioned“An 1897 suffragist newspaper reported a series of receptions in Boston honoring Tubman and her lifetime of service to the nation.”source: Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
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