Kammala wannan jumla: "Kudancin" <unk> wani jirgin ruwa mai suna Chesapeake Bay <unk> ya sayi Navy Navy a Baltimore, Maryland, a ranar 13 ga Agusta, 1861. An ɗora jirgin da dutse kuma an ja shi zuwa Hampton Roads. A ranar 26 ga watan Agusta, ita da 'yar'uwarta dutsen schooner "Mary da Hetty" sun fara aiki tare da rundunar aikin Flag Officer Silas Stringham don kai hari kan Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. A can, an yi amfani da ita a matsayin sufuri a lokacin
Ragewar Fort Hatteras da Fort Clark a ranar 28 da 29.