Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1864-65 akatungamirira ngarava yeNorth Atlantic Blockading Squadron. "Sassacus" yakakweva chikepe chepoda kubva kuNorfolk kuenda kuFort Fisher muna December, uye yakabatanidzwa mukati meHondo Yenyika Yokutanga neYokutanga.
Hondo dzechipiri dzeFort Fisher muna December 1864 naJanuary 1865. Davis akatorawo chikamu pakurwiswa kweFort Anderson paCape Fear River musi wa18 Kukadzi; uye paFort Strong musi wa20 na21 Kukadzi. Ngarava yake yakarohwa pasi pemutsetse wemvura, asi kubuda kwacho kwakachengetwa kuchidzorwa kutozosvikira kwasviba, uye ipapo kwakamiswa zvinobudirira.