Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa16 July 1862, akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant-commander ndokutungamirira screw steamer muEast Gulf Blockading Squadron. Achipinzwa muchikepe chemapurisa cheNorth Atlantic Squadron, Chandler akarwa nengarava yake pakurwiswa uye
kuwa kweFort Fisher uye kubatwa kweWilmington mukutanga kwa1865, kugamuchira kukwidziridzwa kumukuru mukuru musi wa25 Chikunguru 1866.