From the August 28th Wilmington (NC) Star-News Looking Back column.
AUGUST 6, 1862, the Blockade-runner Kate eluded the blockade and sailed up the Cape Fear River with a valuable cargo. Unfortunately, that also included the dreaded yellow fever. By mid-September, a full-scale epidemic was underway. A total of 654 persons died from it.
Old B-Runner
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