 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Woodward akaberekerwa muCastleton, Vermont, mwanakomana waEdwin C. naCharlotte Barney Woodward. Akagamuchira kugadzwa kuUnited States Naval Academy ndokutanga zvidzidzo zvake ikoko musi waNovember 21, 1859. Mumwe wevakawanda vane mabasa echikoro akapfupikiswa nehondo, akashanda pachikepe chinonzi sloop, chikepe chevarindi chinonzi Island uye chikepe chevarwi muGulf Blockading Squadrons, kubatanidza kurwiswa kuviri uye kupfuura kwemabhatiri eConfederate paVicksburg muna 1861 na1862. 