Yakadzorerwazve muna 20 July 1864, "Susquehanna" yakapiwa kuNorth Atlantic Blockading Squadron uye yakabatanidzwa mukurwisa kwakakundikana paFort Fisher, North Carolina, paKrisimasi Eve 1864. Zvisinei, pakati paFebruary 1865, kuguma kaviri kwakanga kuri musimba guru iro pakupedzisira rakatora nhare iyoyo yeConfederate
uye yakavhara Wilmington, North Carolina, chiteshi chikuru chokupedzisira cheConfederate States of America. Panguva iyoyo, akanga ari pasi pomutungamiriri weRear Admiral Sylvanus William Godon. Mumwe wevashandi vake, Landsman Henry S. Webster, akapiwa Medal of Honor nokuda kwezviito zvake muHondo yechipiri yeFort Fisher.