<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: I-James River Squadron yakhiwa ngokushesha ngemva kokuhlukana kweVirginia phakathi neMpi Yombango YaseMelika. Ibutho laliyingxenye yeVirginia Navy ngaphambi kokudluliselwa ku-Confederate States Navy. I-squadron yaziwa kakhulu ngendima yayo ekubhekeleni uMfula iJames, okwakuyindlela eyinhloko yamanzi eya enhlokodolobha yaseConfederate, iRichmond. Yayinezigaba ezimbili: impi yokuqala, lapho yayihlanganisa ikakhulu imikhumbi yokhuni ngaphandle kwe-CSS edumile Virginia eyaphela nge  <response>: Impi yaseDrewrys Bluff ngoMeyi 15, 1862; kanye nokwakheka kwayo kamuva kwe-ironclad nge-flagship CSS Virginia II. 