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And Harriet Tubman also recruited men who knew how to navigate a boat up the river. And so after sunset on June 1st, the three boats were ready to go, headed for the rice plantations.

And Harriet Tubman also recruited men who knew how to navigate a boat up the river. And so after sunset on June 1st, the three boats were ready to go, headed for the rice plantations.

As the boats got close to each of the seven plantations on the Cumbee River, rowboats were put in the water to transport people to the boats. When Minus Hamilton saw the boat, he went straight for it.

As the boats got close to each of the seven plantations on the Cumbee River, rowboats were put in the water to transport people to the boats. When Minus Hamilton saw the boat, he went straight for it.

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Plantation owners and their overseers tried to force or convince enslaved people to hide from the U.S. Army. But Etta Fields Black says people watching the boats approaching knew why they had come.

Plantation owners and their overseers tried to force or convince enslaved people to hide from the U.S. Army. But Etta Fields Black says people watching the boats approaching knew why they had come.

The soldiers on the boats were black men from the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers Regiment, and so some of the soldiers were familiar to people on the rice plantations. Harriet Tubman later described how she saw people running to the boats.

The soldiers on the boats were black men from the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers Regiment, and so some of the soldiers were familiar to people on the rice plantations. Harriet Tubman later described how she saw people running to the boats.

Hundreds of people rushed to the riverbanks to make it onto the boats. Harriet Tubman said it was like there was a, quote, mysterious telegraphic communication between people in the area telling them to run to the river. Someone described how the crowds extended in every direction as far as the eye could see.

Hundreds of people rushed to the riverbanks to make it onto the boats. Harriet Tubman said it was like there was a, quote, mysterious telegraphic communication between people in the area telling them to run to the river. Someone described how the crowds extended in every direction as far as the eye could see.

And then, the Union commanders ordered everyone back on the boat, as fast as possible.

And then, the Union commanders ordered everyone back on the boat, as fast as possible.