Ku dhammaystiro weedha soo socota: "Pontoosuc" wuxuu ku soo laabtay New York 30kii Agoosto 1864 wuxuuna qabtay waajibaadka raacitaanka. Bartamihii Diseembar, waxay dib u bilaabatay shaqooyinkeeda go'doominta, ee Wilmington. 24-kii iyo 25-kii Diseembar waxay ka qeyb qaadatay weerarkii Fort Fisher, waxayna ku soo laabatay inay mar kale duqeyso qalcadda.
weerar guul ah laga gaaray badhtamihii Janaayo 1865 Bishii Febraayo waxay kor ugu kacday webiga Cape Fear si ay uga howl gasho howlgallada ka dhanka ah Fort Anderson. Kadib dhicitaankii Wilmington waxay dib u bilawday safarka xeebta. Toddoba ka mid ah badmaaxiinta "Pontoosuc" waxay heleen Bilada Sharafta ficilladooda intii lagu jiray ololahan: Cabin Boy John Anglin, Coxswain Asa Betham, Boatswain's Mate Robert M. Blair, Captain of the Forecastle John P. Erickson, Landsman George W. McWilliams, Chief Quartermaster James W. Verney, iyo Sailmaker's Mate Anthony Williams.