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Several of the Whitworth Cannon used by the Confederacy were recovered from the wreckage of the unfortunate Blockade Runner "Modern Greece."
The ship was intercepted right off the Wilmington Bar and shot up by blockading vessels.
The ship sunk in shallow water and that allowed much (but not all) of the cargo to be recovered by the Confederates.
The Modern Greece was re-discovered in the 1960's and many, many more artifacts have been recovered from it over the past 50 odd years.
You can download the book on all the artifacts recovered from the shipwreck. The download is from the website of North Carolina State Archives.
Note: The archeologist that wrote the report didn't know a d*mn thing about Enfields nor Enfield ammo. The Enfield bullets recovered from the wreckage were "swaged" and not cast!
Anyway, it is fascinating to see what all has been recovered from the wreckage.Literally everything from weapons to civilian items that could be sold to earn a profit for the ship owners.
Here is the link to download the book:
https://archive.org/details/blockaderunnermo00brig
Enjoy!
The ship was intercepted right off the Wilmington Bar and shot up by blockading vessels.
The ship sunk in shallow water and that allowed much (but not all) of the cargo to be recovered by the Confederates.
The Modern Greece was re-discovered in the 1960's and many, many more artifacts have been recovered from it over the past 50 odd years.
You can download the book on all the artifacts recovered from the shipwreck. The download is from the website of North Carolina State Archives.
Note: The archeologist that wrote the report didn't know a d*mn thing about Enfields nor Enfield ammo. The Enfield bullets recovered from the wreckage were "swaged" and not cast!
Anyway, it is fascinating to see what all has been recovered from the wreckage.Literally everything from weapons to civilian items that could be sold to earn a profit for the ship owners.
Here is the link to download the book:
https://archive.org/details/blockaderunnermo00brig
Enjoy!
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