Oakdale Cemetery - Grave of Rose O'Neal Greenhow

Grave of Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813-1864), a Confederate spy, who was drowned while attempting to get into a life-boat of the Blockade Runner, Condor, in the ocean off Fort Fisher. Inscription on the stone: "Mrs. Rose O'N. Greenhow, a bearer of dispatches of the Confederate Government. Erected by the Ladies Memorial Association. Drowned off Fort Fisher from the steamer Condor while attempting to run the blockade. September 30, 1864." Ironically, only one plot separates Mrs. Greenhow's grave from that of Henry Bacon, who designed the Lincoln Memorial, which is dedicated to the lady's archenemy. (Also see #10 for more about Oakdale Cemetery and #31 for a similar photo of this grave).

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