T H E B L O C K A D E - R U N N E R Modern Greece
By Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. RUNS AGROUND
hortly before dawn on June 27, 1862, the steam freighter
Modern Greece approached New Inlet, the northern entryway
into the Cape Fear River. She was making her first attempt to
pierce the Union naval blockade at Wilmington, North Carolina,
and much was at stake. The owner of the vessel, Zachariah C. Pearson,
maritime merchant and former mayor of Hull, England, stood to lose a
huge financial investment if the ship were captured or destroyed.
Dept. of History, UNC Wilmington
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