 Kunyange zvazvo akaiswa parwendo rwokurega basa muna December 1861, Marston akagoverwa kuUSS Cumberland, yeBrazil squadron, mubasa iro akaramba ari kwegore, apo akagadzwa kuva commodore, July 16, 1862. Marston akanga ari mutungamiriri wefrigate USS Roanoke paHampton Roadsapo CSS Virginia yakaparadza USS Congress uye USS Cumberland. 