Lucy says that Harriet Tubman never received a pension for her Civil War service, but she, after a great deal of fighting, did finally receive it in 1899. Her Army service is somewhat understated, as she was actually employed by the Union Army in numerous capacities.
The team tells Harriet Tubman that they were sent by General McClellan. They've traveled to June 1863, but McClellan was relieved of all command, not just as General, in November 1862.
Nicholas mentions that his daughter was 2 when he left [for the war], but her grave shows that she was born in 1913. The US did not enter WWI until 1917, so it's very unlikely that he would have left her in 1915, 2 years before the US joined the fighting.
The opening caption establishes that the events of this episode take place in Beaufort County, SC -- but mountains are visible in the background of this and other scenes. Mountains do exist in the northwestern area of South Carolina, where the state borders northeastern Georgia and western North Carolina. But there are no mountains in Beaufort County, which is a coastal county located between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC.
Ryerson tells the assembled gentlemen in the parlor that Yankee troops are assembling around Vicksburg and that they "move out in the morning" to intercept them "before they converge". By June 1, 1863, Grant had all the troops he needed for his siege of Vicksburg, so no further "Yankees" were needed to converge there, and a 9-day march from Beaufort, SC to Vicksburg wouldn't make any difference. Also, home guard troops in South Carolina would not have been transferred to the Western Theater.
Conner tells Jiya that Stanley Fisher's muscles have atrophied to the point where he can't walk, and yet he is able to cross his legs Indian style on the bed and uncross them without help. A person with atrophied legs would not be able to do that.
The Rittenhouse agent is given an entire book on the history of the Civil War.
This is risky, and also pointless. Information about past events is not needed, and changing the outcome of battles would mean that detailed information about future battles would soon become useless. He should have been given documents outlining only what he needed to know.
This is risky, and also pointless. Information about past events is not needed, and changing the outcome of battles would mean that detailed information about future battles would soon become useless. He should have been given documents outlining only what he needed to know.