Isla markiiba ka dib markii la hawlgeliyay, "Maratanza" waxay adeegtay taageerada General George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, oo ka hawlgasha York iyo webiyada James laga bilaabo Abriil ilaa Sebtember 1862. Ka dib markii ay ka qeyb qaadatay qabsashada Yorktown 3dii Maajo 1862, Maratanza waxay duqeysay meelo kala duwan, oo ay ku jiraan Wormley's Creek, Murrell's Inlet, iyo Fort Darling
(Drewry's Bluff) (Drewry's Bluff) waxaa la dhahaa Intii ay ku sii socotay kormeerka Turkey Bend bishii Luulyo 4, 1862, waxay qabsatay oo qabsatay markabka Confederate CSS "Teaser" ee Haxall.