Sii wadida faqradan - Barney waxaa loo magacaabay taliye ka tirsan ciidamada badda ee Confederate States Navy July 2, 1861. Wuxuu amar ku bixiyay CSS "Jamestown" intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Hampton Roads, dagaalkii caanka ahaa ee lala galay Ciidamada Maraykanka, intii uu socday wuxuu qabsaday laba brigs iyo dooni Accomac ah oo ka baxsan Newport News Point halka CSS "Virginia" uu qabtay dareenka Ciidamada Badda ee Midowga. Ka dib markii ay ciidamada gumaysigu ka baxeen Norfolk, "Jamestown" ayaa la qarxiyay si loo xiro wabiga James ee Drewry's Bluff. Dagaalkii ka dambeeyay ee Drewry's Bluff
Dagaalkii ugu weynaa ee Maraykanka, oo ay ku dagaalameen ciidamada badda ee midowga oo ku sii jeeday Richmond, qoryaha "Jamestown" ayaa loo tixgeliyey inay yihiin qodobka ugu muhiimsan ee ka hortaga maraakiibta cadowga. Dagaalka kadib, wuxuu amaan ka helay Congress-ka Confederate-ka waxaana loo dalacsiiyay taliyaha.