Waxad ku qortaa sii wadida faqradan - Lacag goynta dakhliga waxay gacan ka geysteen howlgalada ciidamada Badda ee Maraykanka intii lagu jiray dagaalka. "Harriet Lane" waxay ku biirtay ciidanka badda federaalka si ay u qabsadaan Fort Clark iyo Fort Hatteras
, oo ay saldhig u ahaayeen ciidamada gumaysigu. USRC "E.A. Stevens", oo ah noocooda koowaad ee 110-foot semi-submersible ironclad gunboat, oo ay weheliso USS "Monitor", USS "Galena", iyo laba kale oo gunboats ah, ayaa kaqeybqaatay duulimaad aan guuleysan oo ka socda wabiga James ilaa Drewry's Bluff si ay u weeraraan caasimada Confederate ee Richmond. Kadib markii uu madaxweyne Lincoln ka soo qaaday Washington 9kii Maajo 1862, USRC "Miami" waxay ka caawisay maraakiibta badda inay ciidamada federaalka ka soo dejiyaan Ocean View, Virginia.