Reflections of a stormy petrel

And your point is? The War of Secession was the first media war, with photographers following the armies everywhere and reporters from all countries making instant celebrities of most commanders and many lesser figures. Reports were telegraphed all over the globe and made front-page news from Chile to Russia. And the rest of it just brings out my point. "I think most Americans think of Tubman as one of a host of abolitionists." Exactly.