Ku dhammaystir weedha soo socota: Intii ay ku jirtay adeegyadeeda militariga, "Gettysburg" waxay la shaqaynaysay Kooxda Waqooyiga Atlantic Blockading Squadron, waxay ku lug laheyd labadaba koowaad iyo
weeraradii labaad ee Fort Fisher, waxay gacan ka geysatay sameynta fiilooyinka telegraafka ee u dhaxeeya Key West iyo Havana waxayna sameysay sahanka maraakiibta ee Kariibiyaanka iyo Mediterranean-ka.