During the action, one man from the frigate was killed and two of her officers and six of her men were wounded, one mortally. A young 15-year-old sailor named James Henry Carpenter was wounded in the thigh and mentioned in dispatches due to his actions. Carpenter would become "Santee"s acting Master's mate and would serve again on "Santee" when she served as a school ship for the United States Naval Academy. Another of "Santee"s sailors, George H. Bell, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his part in the action.