Ku dhammaystiro weedha soo socota: Markabka "Fanny" waxaa markii hore maamulayay ciidanka Maraykanka. Bishii Ogosto 3, 1861, intii uu ku sugnaa wabiga James, John La Mountain ayaa ka soo kacay dekedda "Fanny" si uu u fiiriyo jagooyinka Confederate, isagoo ka dhigaya "Fanny" xambaara buufin. Duulimaadyadii hore ee balaayadaha biyaha lagu soo raray waxay ka dhaceen doomo. "Fanny" waxay ku hubaysnayd qori 4.62-inji ah oo loo yaqaan 'Sawyer rifle' (oo lagu tilmaamay '32-pounder', oo ku saleysan culeyska rasaasta, oo ay qaateen Confederates ka dib qabashadeeda) iyo 8-pounder rifle cannon (oo laga yaabo inay tahay naqshad kale oo Sawyer ah) gadaal, waxayna ka shaqeyn jirtay meelaha xeebta ee Confederate. Waxay sidoo kale qeyb ka ahayd
Dagaalkii Hatteras Inlet Batteries, duulaankii ugu horreeyay ee ka dhanka ahaa Waqooyiga Carolina Outer Banks ee Midowga 28-kii Agoosto <unk> 29, 1861. Waqti ka dib "Fanny" waxaa amar ku siiyay Lieutenant Crosby wuxuuna ku wargeliyay qabashada xannibaadda "Mary Emma" ee ku taal webiga Manokin ee Maryland.