Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguva yeHondo yeVanhu akafamba nechikepe chehondo pakufamba paFort Jackson paFort St. Philip muna April 1862, uye pakutora paNew Orleans, uye akapinda mukubatana nemabhatiri paVicksburg pa
Gungwa Guru. Akanga ari mukuru mukuru wezvombo zvesimbi pakurwiswa kwekutanga paFort Sumter musi waApril 7, 1863, uye mukubatana neConfederate ram musi waJune 17, uye pakurwiswa kwekudzivirira kuCharleston, kubva munaJuly 4 kusvika munaSeptember 7. Akatora chikamu neWest Gulf Blockading Squadron muzviito paHondo yeMobile Bay munaAugust 1864 uye gare gare akatungamira kaviri-end side-wheel gunboat mukupera kwa1864 uye muna 1865.