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Harriet Tubman Finally Given the Rank of General for Leading Union Troops

CIVIL WAR HERO

The legendary Underground Railroad conductor was the first woman to lead a wartime military action in the U.S.

Janna Brancolini
Janna Brancolini
Harriet Tubman
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Janna Brancolini

Janna Brancolini

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