Two days later, President Lincoln, still acting as Commander-in-Chief, directed Flag Officer Goldsborough: "If you have tolerable confidence that you can successfully contend with the "Merrimac" and the North used the ships' former name without the help of the "Galena" and two accompanying gunboats, send the "Galena" and two gunboats up the James River at once to support General McClellan." This division power afloat by the President silenced two shore batteries and forced gunboats CSS "Jamestown" and CSS "Patrick Henry" to return up the James River.