Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa16 Chikunguru 1862, akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant-commander ndokutungamirira screw steamer muEast Gulf Blockading Squadron. Aendeswa kuchikepe chevaputi cheNorth Atlantic Squadron, Chandler akarwa nengarava yake pakurwiswa uye kuwa kweFort Fisher
uye kubatwa kweWilmington mukutanga kwa1865, kugamuchira kukwidziridzwa kuva mutungamiri musi wa25 Chikunguru 1866.