Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - "Pontoosuc" akadzokera kuNew York musi wa30 August 1864 ndokutora mabasa okuperekedza. Pakazosvika pakati paDecember, akanga atangazve mabasa ekuvhara, kunze kweWilmington. Musi wa 24 na 25 Zvita akapinda mukurwiswa kweFort Fisher, achidzoka kuzopfura Fort zvakare mukubudirira pakati paJanuary 1865 kurwisa.
. MunaFebruary akafamba achikwira Cape Fear River nokuda kwemabasa okurwisa Fort Anderson. Pashure pokuwa kweWilmington yakatangazve kufamba pamhenderekedzo yegungwa. Vanomwe va"Pontoosuc's sailors" vakagamuchira Medal of Honor nokuda kwezviito zvavo munguva iyi: Cabin Boy John Anglin, Coxswain Asa Betham, Boatswain's Mate Robert M. Blair, Captain of the Forecastle John P. Erickson, Landsman George W. McWilliams, Chief Quartermaster James W. Verney, uye Sailmaker's Mate Anthony Williams.