Lieutenant R. Sheldon McCook
Union Lieutenant R. Sheldon McCook commanded the USS
Stars and Stripes when the Modern Greece attempted to break
the blockade of New Inlet and enter the Cape Fear River.
Zachariah C. Pearson
Soon after the blockade-runner Modern Greece ran aground
near Fort Fisher in the early morning hours of June 27, 1862, her
owner, Londoner Zachariah C. Pearson, declared bankruptcy.
Colonel Collett Leventhorpe
Confederate Colonel Collett Leventhorpe of the
11th North Carolina Infantry initially supervised the rescue
of supplies from the Modern Greece.
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COURTESY OF CHRIS E. FONVIELLE JR.
COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Colonel William Lamb
Confederate Colonel William Lamb assumed
command of Fort Fisher and salvage operations on the
Modern Greece in early July 1862.
COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
COURTESY OF CHRIS E. FONVIELLE JR.
