Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Ciidanka James River Squadron waxaa la sameeyay wax yar kadib markii ay go'doomiyeen Virginia intii lagu jiray dagaalkii sokeeye ee Maraykanka. Ciidanka ayaa ka tirsanaa ciidanka badda ee Virginia ka hor inta aan loo wareejin ciidanka badda ee Mareykanka. Ciidankan ayaa caan ku ah kaalintii ay ka qaateen ilaalinta wabiga James, kaas oo ahaa biyaha ugu weyn ee loo maro caasimada Confederate, Richmond. Waxay lahayd labo waji: dagaalkii hore, markii ay ka koobnayd badanaa maraakiibta alwaaxda ah (marka laga reebo CSS caanka ah "Virginia") taas oo ku dhamaatay
Dagaalkii Drewry's Bluff bishii Meey 15, 1862; iyo isku-darka dambe ee birta leh ee CSS "Virginia II".