Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.

More than a century after her death, the Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore commissioned abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a one-star general.

More than a century after her death, the Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore commissioned abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a one-star general. The Underground Railroad leader was the first ...

More than a century after her death, the Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore commissioned abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a one-star general. The Underground Railroad leader was the first ...

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.