Achibva muNew York musi wa4 May, "Port Royal" yakaenda kuHampton Roads, kuVirginia, kunobatana neNorth Atlantic Blockading Squadron mukutsigira General George McClellan's drive up the peninsula toward Richmond, Virginia. Akapikisana nemabhatiri eConfederate paSewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May uye vhiki imwe gare gare akapinda muhondo yeDrewry's Bluff.
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