Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - On, Radford akarayirwa kuti azviise kuna Rear Admiral John Dahlgren kuPhiladelphia nokuda kwokutungamirira ngarava yakashongedzwa nezvombo. Pakusvika kwakagadziriswa kuti ngarava yaida kugadziriswa saka Radford akazorodzwa uye akarayirwa kuNaval Board muWashington, D.C. muna July 1864. Akadzorerwa ku"New Ironsides" pana, uye akabatana neNorth Atlantic Blockading Squadron paHampton Roads. Rear Admiral David Porter akaunganidza ngarava kuti arwise Fort Fisher nokuda kwokutonga Cape Fear River. Akaisa Radford mukutungamira kweIronclad Division, inosanganisira mureza "New Ironsides",,,, uye panguva yekurwiswa kweFort Fisher
muna December 1864 uye muna January 1865. David Porter akarumbidza rutsigiro rwaRadford kumasimba eUnion pamhenderekedzo uye nhengo sere dzevashandi vake dzakapiwa Medal of Honor.