CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

Harriet Tubman, a revered abolitionist who led a group of Union soldiers during the Civil War, was posthumously honored as a general roughly 160 years after her service.

CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore posthumously promoted Harriet Tubman to Brigadier General in the Maryland Army National Guard on Veterans Day. Monday morning, Tubman's military service was honored as she ...

CHURCH CREEK, Md. (AP) — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on ...

Harriet Tubman posthumously named general by Maryland National Guard. By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. November 12, 2024 at 3:06 pm EST. Enter Fullscreen Expand.

Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist and Union Army scout, spy, and nurse during the Civil War, was posthumously named 'general' in a Veterans Day ceremony.

Abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman, the first woman in the U.S. to lead an armed military operation during a war, was posthumously commissioned as a one-star general in ...