Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Waxaa dib loogu wareejiyay Waqooyiga Atlantic Blockading Squadron, kormeeraha wuxuu yimid Beaufort, Waqooyiga Carolina, oo ay weheliso sidewheel gunboat, 15kii Diseembar 1864, wuxuuna ka qeyb qaatay weerarradii Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Dagaalkii ugu horreeyay ee dhacay 24-25 Diseembar, "Canonicus" wuxuu ku soo degay meel u jirta 144 wareeg oo rasaas ah, Taliye George Belknap ayaa sheegtay inuu ka saaray laba qoryood oo Confederate ah. Markabka waxaa lagu dhuftay afar jeer, laakiin wax khasaare ah ma soo gaarin, wax khasaare ahna ma soo gaarin. 13-15 Janaayo 1865, intii lagu guda jiray
Weerarkii labaad, "Canonicus" ayaa 279 madaafiic ku riday qalcadda, intooda badan maalintii koowaad, mar kale waxay sheegteen inay ka soo dejiyeen laba qori. Markabka waxaa lagu dhuftay ugu yaraan 38 jeer laakiin waxyeello yar ayaa soo gaadhay, waxaana ku dhaawacmay saddex shaqaale ah. Calanka markabka ayaa laba jeer la toogtay waxaana lagu beddelay mar kasta Quartermaster Daniel D. Stevens. Stevens waxaa markii dambe lagu abaalmariyay Bilada Sharafta.