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She married former enslaved man and Civil War veteran Nelson Davis in 1869 (her husband John had died 1867) and they adopted a little girl named Gertie a few years later. READ MORE: Harriet Tubman's Brazen Civil War Raid Harriet Tubman’s Later YearsĪfter the Civil War, Harriet settled with family and friends on land she owned in Auburn, New York. Though just over five feet tall, she was a force to be reckoned with, although it took over three decades for the government to recognize her military contributions and award her financially. She provided crucial intelligence to Union commanders about Confederate Army supply routes and troops and helped liberate enslaved people to form Black Union regiments. In 1863, Harriet became head of an espionage and scout network for the Union Army. But Rit’s new owner refused to recognize the will and kept Rit, Harriett and the rest of her children in bondage.

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In 1840, Harriet’s father was set free and Harriet learned that Rit’s owner’s last will had set Rit and her children, including Harriet, free. Her infirmity made her unattractive to potential slave buyers and renters. She also started having vivid dreams and hallucinations which she often claimed were religious visions (she was a staunch Christian). Harriet’s good deed left her with headaches and narcolepsy the rest of her life, causing her to fall into a deep sleep at random. I had no bed, no place to lie down on at all, and they laid me on the seat of the loom, and I stayed there all day and the next.”

She later said about the incident, “The weight broke my skull … They carried me to the house all bleeding and fainting. Harriet stepped between the enslaved person and the overseer-the weight struck her head. Harriet’s desire for justice became apparent at age 12 when she spotted an overseer about to throw a heavy weight at a fugitive.

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