Buuxi weedha soo socota: Ka tagida New York 4 May, "Port Royal" waxay u ambabaxday Hampton Roads, Virginia, si ay ugu biiraan Waqooyiga Atlantic Blockading Squadron si ay u taageeraan General George McClellan oo kor u qaadaya Jasiiradda ilaa Richmond, Virginia. Waxay la dagaalantay baytariyada Confederate ee Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May iyo usbuuc ka dib waxay ka qayb qaadatay
Dagaalkii Drewry's Bluff, oo ka dhacay wabiga James ee ka hooseeya caasimada koonfureed.