August 26, 1861, "Wabash" waxay ka baxday Hampton Roads, waxay ku sii jeeday Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, si ay uga qayb qaadato duulaankii ugu horreeyay ee isku dhafan ee dagaal. "Wabash" waxay wehliyeen,, gaadiidka dakhliga goosta, iyo doonta "Fanny", iyo laba gaadiid oo qaada in ka badan 900 oo askari oo hoos yimaada General Benjamin Butler. Ciidamada Midowga waxay xaqiijiyeen Hatteras Inlet iyaga oo qabsaday Forts Hatteras
iyo Clark August 29, 1861 Ciidankii weerarka soo qaaday wax khasaare ah ma soo gaarin, waxayna qaateen in ka badan 700 oo maxaabiis ah. Waxaa ka mid ahaa Kabtan Samuel Barron oo ka tirsan Ciidanka Badda ee Confederate, oo ahaa taliyaha hore ee Ciidanka Badda Mareykanka ee "Wabash" markii ay ka hoos shaqeyneysay Admiral La Vallette.