Raid at Combahee Ferry

The Raid at Combahee Ferry in which 800 slaves were freed with the help of Harriet Tubman. On June 1, 1863, Under the command of Col. James Montgomery three gunboats set out on the Combahee River in South Carolina to begin the dangerous spy mission. Relying on information Harriet and other scouts received from their sources about the Confederate positions, they began their strategic mission that resulted in over 700 slaves being freed. The Bridge in the background is the Harriet Tubman Bridge. Information collected by Tubman’s spy mission the night before was instrumental in the raid.

Harriet The Spy, Combahee River South Carolina

The Combahee River South Carolina.
Harriet The Spy, Combahee River South Carolina The Combahee River South Carolina. Harriet Tubman served with the U.S. Army in South Carolina, as a scout, spy, nurse and soldier. Under the command of Colonel James Montgomery, she led spy mission up the Combahee River with the African-American 2nd South Carolina regiment designed to disrupt Southern supply lines and free hundreds of slaves.

Harriet Tubman Tour Map

Here is a Tour map to the places I have Photographed and will Photograph. Enjoy the story of this incredible brave selfless woman.

Harriet Tubman on the Banks of the Choptank River - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

Harriet Tubman on the Banks of the Choptank River - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

Harriet Tubman on the Banks of the Choptank River in Caroline County Maryland.    This is the route she followed along the Choptank River in Caroline County.   It was not so green when she lead People to freedom she always traveled in winter, to avoid capture from Slave masters.  Tubman told the tale of one journey with a group of fugitive slaves, when morale sank and one man insisted he was going to go back to the plantation. She pointed the gun at his head and said, "You go on or die."  Several days later, he was with the group as they entered Canada.

This is a photoshoped the 360 I portray Harriet Tubman in.

Harriet Tubman on the Banks of the Choptank River - Harriet Tubman’s Eastern Shore of Maryland

On the Banks of the Choptank River - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

On the Banks of the Choptank River - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland>

Harriet Tubman on the Banks of the Choptank River in Caroline County Maryland.    This is the route she followed along the Choptank River in Caroline County.   It was not so green when she lead People to freedom she always travel in winter, to avoid capture from Slave masters.  Tubman told the tale of one journey with a group of fugitive slaves, when morale sank and one man insisted he was going to go back to the plantation. She pointed the gun at his head and said, "You go on or die."  Several days later, he was with the group as they entered Canada.

On the Banks of the Choptank River - Harriet Tubman’s Eastern Shore of Maryland

Stanley Institute - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

Stanley Institute - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

Stanley Institute, also known as Rock School, is a historic African American school building located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland built about 1865. Three original blackboards still occupy their proper locations The building was moved to its present location from a site near Church Creek in 1867. It served as both a church and a school until the erection of the present Rock Methodist Church later in the 19th century. The building is referred to as Rock Elementary or as the Stanley Institute in honor of the first president of the school board, Ezekrial Stanley. Rock Elementary School is significant for the role it played in the education of the African-American children of Cambridge from the mid-nineteenth century until it closed on July 15, 1966.

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Stanley Institute - Harriet Tubman’s Eastern Shore of Maryland

Church Creek - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

Church Creek - Harriet Tubman's Eastern Shore of Maryland

Ben Ross worked for a ship Builder here in the waterfront town of Church Creek it was a major shipbuilding center during Harriet Tubman’s time. Ben Ross, Harriet’s father, worked in the surrounding woods identifying the best trees for shipbuilding. During Tubman’s lifetime, scores of enslaved people fled from farms and shipyards in this area. Harriet Tubman and her father lived and worked nearby.  Eventually Timber became scarce in the area the ship building has long gone.

Church Creek - Harriet Tubman’s Eastern Shore of Maryland