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Harriet Tubman

Civil War Nurse, Spy, and Scout

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Photograph of Harriet Tubman is labeled in the Library of Congress image as "nurse, spy and scout."

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Harriet Tubman, from a photograph by H. B. Lindsley, not dated.

Harriet Tubman, from a photograph by H. B. Lindsley, not dated. File copy at Library of Congress is captioned "Harriet Tubman, (1823 - 1913) nurse, spy and scout."

Courtesy Library of Congress, modifications © 2002 Jone Johnson Lewis, licensed to About.com.
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