The Accomplishments of Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman was a black woman born into slavery. Harriet was an abolitionist and strongly believed that all slaves should be free. Harriet learned that her master was dead and that she would be sold if she did not run away. At the age of twenty-five, Harriet left her plantation and was on the run to a free state (Harriet par 1). Harriet traveled ninety miles from Maryland to Philadelphia. There she began to work and earn a living. She decided that she was going to free more slaves, so she began returning to the Southern states twice a year to free as many slaves as possible (Bentley 47-49). It was thanks to the Underground Railroad that Harriet freed hundreds of slaves. , including his aging parents. The Underground Railroad was a route taken by Harriet to free slaves. It would have covered fixed-bottom wagons, which were filled with slaves. She would take them to various homes of other abolitionists to obtain food and shelter throughout the night. Once daylight broke, Harriet would continue her journey to the Free States (Smith par 1-2). When the government passed the Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet could no longer bring slaves to Philadelphia. They were no longer safe in any of the states and had to be brought to Canada for their freedom. This meant that Harriet had to extend the route of the Underground Railroad (Petry 132-133). Harriet was nicknamed Moses by her people. They believed she was sent by God to free them. During all her trips back and forth through the Underground Railroad, the reward for Harriet's capture was $40,000. This made it even more difficult for Harriet to safely pass through the woods and trails, although she was never captured (Smith par 5-6). During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman became very prominent. She became a nurse, a scout, and a spy for the Union forces. As a nurse, Harriet found a root that helped cure dysentery. Once again, the soldiers began to call her Moses because she had saved many of their lives (Peter 220-224). While involved in the Civil War, Harriet freed seven hundred other slaves. Harriet was considered a well-respected person throughout the war. She received official praise from many Union Army officials. Even though Harriet devoted a lot of time and hard work to the war efforts, she never received veteran's benefits for any of her painstaking work (Harriet by 3).