Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Yaƙin basasa na Amurka ya ɓarke a watan Afrilu na 1861, kuma a wannan shekarar Howell ya ba da rahoto a cikin jirgin ruwa mai tururi, wanda aka sanya shi zuwa Arewacin Atlantic Blockading Squadron don shiga cikin tarayyar Tarayyar Tarayyar Amurka. Duk da yake a kan "Minnesota" ya ga aikin a cikin
Yaƙin Hatteras Inlet Batteries a kan Bankunan waje na Arewacin Carolina a ranar 28 zuwa 29 ga Agusta 1861.