Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Barin New York 4 Mayu, "Port Royal" ya tashi zuwa Hampton Roads, Virginia, don shiga cikin Arewacin Atlantic Blockading Squadron don tallafawa Janar George McClellan ya hau kan tsibirin zuwa Richmond, Virginia. Ta shiga cikin batir na Confederate a Sewell's Point, Virginia, ranar 8 ga Mayu kuma mako guda daga baya ya shiga cikin yakin Drewry's Bluff.
, a Kogin James da ke kudancin babban birnin kasar.