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Which ship were the prisoners taken?

This is a tough question so I'm not looking for a whole lot going into this. During the battle of Port Royal on November 7, 1861 four Confederates were taken prisoner near Fort Walker at Hilton Head Island. The prisoners were taken by a Naval Officer named Rodgers and a detachment of US Marines. The prisoners were taken aboard the USS Wabash but then vanish.

They show up at Fort Delaware later on. I have tried to find deck logs of various ships at Hilton Head through NARA but have had no luck as of yet. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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