▁Low ry ▁which ▁Southern ▁troops ▁had ▁abandoned . ▁During ▁their ▁operations , ▁the ▁gun bo ats ▁asc ended ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁T app ah ann ock , ▁Virginia . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April , ▁Sat ellite ▁and ▁ ▁captured ▁s loop , ▁Rein de er , ▁and ▁sch oon ers , ▁Sarah ▁Ann ▁and ▁Sab ine , ▁all ▁of ▁T app ah ann ock . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁Sat ellite ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 6 th , ▁while ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁being ▁rep a ired ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁crew ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Har per ' s ▁Fer ry , ▁Virginia , ▁to ▁help ▁defend ▁that ▁strateg ic ▁post ▁which ▁was ▁threatened ▁by ▁General ▁T . ▁J . ▁" St one wall " ▁Jackson ' s ▁brilliant ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Valley . ▁ ▁Order ed ▁to ▁support ▁McC le ll an ▁on ▁the ▁James ▁River ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁after ▁rep airs ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁had ▁returned , ▁Sat ellite ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁Fort ▁Mon roe ▁to ▁join ▁Union ▁naval ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁James ▁River ▁in ▁supporting ▁McC le ll an ' s ▁drive ▁toward ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁capital . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁the ▁sub marine ▁All ig ator ▁▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁she ▁reached ▁Ham pton ▁Ro ads , ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁t ug ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁protect ▁a ▁sub marine , ▁which , ▁it