Despite their unexpected naval success, the Confederate generals were still skeptical about their chances in the fort and held another late-night council of war, where they decided to retry their aborted escape plan.
Trods deres uventede succes mod flåden var sydstatsgeneralerne fortsat betænkelige ved deres forbliven i fortet, og holdt endnu et natligt krigsråd, hvor de besluttede igen at forsøge et udbrud.