In the summer of 1863 she joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and took station off Morris Island inside Charleston Bar, where she served as flagship of the inner blockade until she sailed into the harbor after the evacuation of Charleston in February 1865.
She joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. This was in the summer of 1863. She took station off Morris Island inside Charleston Bar. This was in the summer of 1863. She served as flagship of the inner blockade. She sailed into the harbor after the evacuation of Charleston in February 1865.