Combee : Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black freedom during the Civil War / Edda L. Fields-Black.
"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the regiments of Second South Carolina Volunteers, including Tubman's. It is based on original documentation and written by a descendant of the enslaved men and women who fought in it, and in the process liberated themselves."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780197552797
- ISBN: 019755279X
- Physical Description: xxxii, 742 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-716) and index.
- Awards Note:
- Pulitzer Prize for History, 2025
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913.
United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd (1863-1864)
Combahee River Raid, 1863.
Freed persons > South Carolina > History > 19th century.
Raids (Military science) > History > 19th century.
South Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Female.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
Combahee River (S.C.) > History, Military > 19th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Informational works.
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- 29 of 32 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | 973.734 FIE (Text) | 30229101318425 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 973.7 F (Text) | 39493110108240 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 973.734 FIE (Text) | 37807000060942 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 973.734 FIE (Text) | 31250200089162 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 973.734 F (Text) | 31781068869310 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | 973.734 F (Text) | 31781068869328 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | 973.734 F (Text) | 31554011775508 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | 973.734 FIE (Text) | 0020660508480 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Forsyth Central | 973.734 F 2024 (Text) | 0112400228592 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 973.734 FIE (Text) | 900005000242863 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the regiments of Second South Carolina Volunteers, including Tubman's. It is based on original documentation and written by a descendant of the enslaved men and women who fought in it, and in the process liberated themselves."--
