January 1865 "Peony", oo uu hogaaminayay Ensign John W. Bennett, ayaa ka qeyb qaatay qabsashada Fort Fisher
waxay ku taalaa wabiga Cape Fear ee gobolka North Carolina. Qalcaddan, oo ku taal carrabka cidhiidhiga ah ee dhulka ee laga soo galo webiga Cape Fear, waxay ahayd ujeeddo ugu horreysa ee lagama maarmaanka u ah qorshaha lagu xirayo Wilmington, North Carolina, dekedda kaliya ee hartay ee xannibaadda ka socota si joogto ah loogu fulin karo rajo macquul ah oo guul ah.