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Compensation for Civil War Services
In the summer of 1865 Harriet Tubman returned , New York from Virginia where she was serving in a hospital near Fort Monroe. Without a steady income it was difficult for Tubman to make ends meet, she was in charge of her elderly parents and constantly providing for those looking for refuge in her home. […]