N'ọnwa Mee nke afọ 1861, e buliri Lieutenant nke abụọ Heywood n'ọkwá lieutenant mbụ, ya na ndị agha mmiri wee banye na Hatteras Inlet
, ebe ọ nọ mgbe e jidere Fort Clark na Fort Hatteras. A buliri ya n'ọkwa onye isi n'ọnwa Nọvemba n'afọ ahụ, n'oge oyi nke 1861-62 o sonyere n'ọtụtụ njem ụgbọ mmiri na Osimiri James.