Editing CSS Robert E. Lee (section)

==USS ''Fort Donelson''==
[[File:BlockadeRunnerRobertELee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|CSS ''Robert E. Lee'']]
[[Image:USSFortDonelson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|USS ''Fort Donelson'', December 1864]]
''Robert E. Lee'' was condemned as a prize at [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], acquired by the United States Navy and placed in commission on June 29, 1864, as USS ''Fort Donelson'', with Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Thomas Pickering in command.

''Fort Donelson'' was assigned to the [[North Atlantic Blockading Squadron]], cruising in blockade of the North Carolina coast through the remainder of 1864 with brief periods of repair at [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]]. From January 13 to January 22, 1865, she aided in the bombardment of [[Fort Fisher]]'s batteries and landed ammunition supplies for the Union forces. ''Fort Donelson'' joined the fleet in attacking [[Fort Anderson (North Carolina)|Fort Anderson]] on February 17&ndash;February 18. During March she cruised in company with {{USS|Pequot|1863|6}} to Bermuda, was present at [[City Point, Virginia]] when [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] arrived on board ''River Queen'' on March 20, and acted as guardship at Fort Fisher. She operated with the [[South Atlantic Blockading Squadron]] until June, but when ordered to the [[West Gulf squadron]] was found to be in such poor condition that she returned to Norfolk.

''Fort Donelson'' was decommissioned on August 17, 1865, at [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and sold in October 1865. She subsequently returned to civilian employment under the name ''Isabella''.