The Combahee River Raid: Harriet Tubman & Lowcountry Liberation

Jeff W. Grigg

ຕ.ລ. 2014 · Arcadia Publishing

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The little-known story of the South Carolina military raid—led by a Union colonel aided by Harriet Tubman—that freed hundreds of slaves.
 
In 1863, the Union was unable to adequately fill its black regiments. In an attempt to remedy that, Col. James Montgomery led a raid up the Combahee River on June 2 to gather recruits and punish the plantations.
 
Aiding him was an expert at freeing slaves—famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The remarkable effort successfully rescued about 750 enslaved men, women, and children. Only one soldier was killed in the action, which marked a strategy shift in the war that took the fight to civilians. This book details the fascinating true story that became a legend.

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Jeff W. Grigg is a resident of Green Pond, South Carolina, just a few miles from Combahee Ferry. He is a member of the Civil War Fortification Study Group, a group dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Civil War earthen fortifications. He has served on the board of directors and as vice-president of the Colleton Country Historical and Preservation Society. He also served on the board of directors of the South Carolina Battleground Trust.