▁his ▁gun bo ats ▁... ▁I ▁fear ▁he ▁is ▁too ▁secure ▁under ▁cover ▁of ▁his ▁boats ▁to ▁be ▁driven ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁. ▁. ▁. " ▁▁ ▁During ▁McC le ll an ' s ▁retre at ▁to ▁Harrison ' s ▁Land ing , ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ' s ▁gun bo at - protected ▁haven ▁on ▁the ▁James , ▁Sat ellite ▁and ▁ ▁asc ended ▁the ▁Ch ick ah om iny ▁River ▁to ▁strength en ▁his ▁right ▁fl ank . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁weeks , ▁Sat ellite ▁protected ▁Union ▁troops ▁ash ore ▁and ▁trans ports ▁af loat , ▁often ▁eng aging ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁river b anks . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁July , ▁boats ▁from ▁Sat ellite ▁and ▁ ▁asc ended ▁Ch ipp o ak ▁Creek ▁and ▁captured ▁sch oon er , ▁J . ▁W . ▁St urg es , ▁and ▁a ▁sch oon er - rig ged ▁l ighter ▁l aden ▁with ▁wood . ▁They ▁also ▁found ▁two ▁other ▁sch oon ers ▁and ▁a ▁ste amer ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁sc utt led ▁before ▁they ▁arrived . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - August , ▁after ▁Union ▁leaders ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁Sat ellite , ▁, ▁and ▁ ▁covered ▁the ▁ret irement ▁as ▁McC le ll an ' s ▁rear ▁guard ▁with d rew ▁across ▁the ▁Ch ick ah om iny ▁toward ▁Fort ▁Mon roe . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August , ▁as ▁Lee ▁and ▁Jackson ▁rout ed ▁a ▁Union ▁army ▁under ▁General ▁Pope ▁in