Sii qor faqradan - Doonta cusub ee qoryaha sida ayaa ka baxday Boston 5-tii Febraayo waxayna ku biirtay ciidanka Waqooyiga Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Waxay qabsatay Markabkii Britishka ee "Don" oo ka baxsan Beaufort, North Carolina, 4tii Maarso, waxayna ka caawisay Ciidanka inay ka hortagaan weerarkii Confederate ee Wilson's Wharf, James River, Virginia, 24kii Maajo. Waxay qabsatay shaqooyinkii go'doominta ilaa ay ka qayb qaadatay koowaad iyo labaad
Dagaalkii Fort Fisher oo lagu difaacay Wilmington, North Carolina, 24 Febraayo 1864 iyo 13 Janaayo 1865, xiritaanka dekeddii ugu dambeysay ee Confederate. Guushaan kadib waxay gacan ka geysatay qabsashada Fort Anderson, North Carolina.