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 …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…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."