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A mystic railroad without tracks wound its way across America over one hundred and fifty years ago. The railroad, nicknamed the Underground Railroad, was a misnomer because it was neither underground nor a railroad. The name was a secret codeword invented for the escape route used by southern slaves in the pre-Civil War days. The slaves were aided by thousands of "conductors" who used covered wagons or carts with false bottoms to carry slaves from …

…sword for refusing to wipe mud off a British officer's boots, Tubman received a fractured skull at age 13 while defending another slave from a cruel master. Harriet Tubman continued her courageous exploits during the Civil War. She became a nurse, scout, and spy for. The Union armies. In one campaign she personally led 750 Southern slaves to freedom. General Saxon reported she" made many a raid inside the enemy lines, displaying remarkable courage, zeal, and fidelity."