Ku dhammee weedha soo socota: Qeybiyeyaasha dhaqaalaha waxay gacan ka geysteen howlgalada ciidamada Badda Mareykanka intii lagu jiray dagaalka. "Harriet Lane" waxay ku biirtay ciidanka badda federaalka si ay u qabsadaan
Fort Clark iyo Fort Hatteras, oo u adeegeen saldhigyo loogu talagalay Confederate blockade runners. USRC "E.A. Stevens", oo ah noocooda koowaad ee 110-foot semi-submersible ironclad gunboat, oo ay weheliso USS "Monitor", USS "Galena", iyo laba kale oo gunboats ah, ayaa kaqeybqaatay duulimaad aan guuleysan oo ka socda wabiga James ilaa Drewry's Bluff si ay u weeraraan caasimada Confederate ee Richmond. Kadib markii uu madaxweyne Lincoln ka soo qaaday Washington 9kii Maajo 1862, USRC "Miami" waxay ka caawisay maraakiibta badda inay ciidamada federaalka ka soo dejiyaan Ocean View, Virginia.