Rose O'Neal Greenhow was a well-known D.C. socialite when she signed on to become a spy for the Confederacy in the Civil War. But her story doesn't take place in the shadows. She was imprisoned, sent to Europe, dined with royalty and eventually drowned off Fort Fisher, all before the War Between the States came to a close.

This week, we're joined by Joseph Sheppard with the New Hanover County Library to talk about Rose's legacy and how Wilmington rallied for her final farewell.

Cape Fear Unearthed is written, edited and hosted by Hunter Ingram.

Additional editing by Adam Fish. Recorded at WHQR in downtown Wilmington.

A StarNews Media Production. This season is sponsored by Northchase Family Dentistry.

Sources:

"Wild Rose: The True Story of a Civil War Spy," Ann Blackman

"Rebel Rose" by Ishbel Ross

"Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy," by Karen Abbott

"My Imprisonment, and The First Year of Abolition Rule in Washington," by Rose O'Neal Greenhow

"Stories Old and New of the Cape Fear Region" by Louis T. Moore