. ▁ ▁Sc ra pping ▁the ▁Island ▁Belle ▁▁▁ ▁Sat ellite ▁remained ▁up ▁river ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June , ▁entered ▁the ▁App om atto x ▁River ▁in ▁a ▁naval ▁force ▁led ▁by ▁Rod gers . ▁The ▁war ships ▁were ▁imp eded ▁by ▁mus ket ry ▁and ▁ob stru ctions . ▁Finally , ▁shall ow ▁water ▁stopped ▁them ▁too ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁Petersburg ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁boat ▁attack ▁against ▁the ▁rail road ▁bridge . ▁When ▁efforts ▁to ▁ref loat ▁the ▁ground ed ▁side w he eler , ▁Island ▁Belle , ▁proved ▁fut ile , ▁a ▁party ▁from ▁Sat ellite ▁stri pped ▁the ▁t ug ▁and ▁set ▁her ▁af ire . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁James , ▁the ▁gun bo ats ▁supported ▁General ▁McC le ll an ' s ▁army ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁fighting ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ' s ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁blo ody ▁Seven ▁Days ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Seven ▁Days ▁campaign ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁this ▁series ▁of ▁batt les , ▁the ▁Northern ▁soldiers ▁beat ▁their ▁way ▁across ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁from ▁the ▁York ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁James ▁where ▁Rod gers ' ▁floating ▁fire power ▁could ▁prevent ▁Lee ▁from ▁closing ▁his ▁p inc ers . ▁After ▁he ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁disposition ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁ships , ▁Lee ▁reported : ▁" As ▁far ▁as ▁I ▁can ▁see ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁to ▁attack ▁him ▁( Mc C le ll an ) ▁to ▁advantage ; ▁nor ▁do ▁I ▁wish ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁the ▁destruct ive ▁miss iles ▁of