Ka wehe atu i New York i te 4 o Mei, ka rere a "Port Royal" ki Hampton Roads, Virginia, ki te hono atu ki te North Atlantic Blockading Squadron ki te tautoko i te taraiwa a General George McClellan ki runga o te peninsula ki Richmond, Virginia. I whakaekea e ia nga papahiko o te Rōpū i Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 Mei, a kotahi wiki i muri mai ka uru ki te Pakanga o Drewry's Bluff.
, i runga i te awa o James i raro i te taone nui ki te tonga.