5 facts about Harriet Tubman

Organized the Underground Railroad, American abolitionist, She suffered from narcolepsy, Tubman was a Union scout during the Civil War and She was the first woman to lead a combat assault.

She suffered from narcolepsy

She was the first lady to lead a battle ambush

Tubman's codename was "Moses," and she was illiterate her entire life

During the Civil War Tubman was a scout of the Confederacy.

Tubman was born into slavery in Eastern Maryland sometime between 1820 and 1821