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The second battle in Tampa occurred in Florida Confederate American Flag October 1863 with the Battle of Fort Brooke. Two Union Navy ships, USS Tahoma and USS Adela, bombarded the fort. Two days later, the Battle of Ballast Point took place. Near modern-day Lowry Park Zoo, the Union troops surprised, captured, and burned two of James McKay's notorious ships, the blockade runner Scottish Chief, a steamship, and the sloop Kate Dale a few miles up the river. Escaping capture by mere minutes, with members of his crew in tow, McKay sped to the city of Tampa and warned all of the landing party and the fate of his ships. McKay Bay is named for him.The flotilla arrived at the mouth of the St. John' s River on October 1, where Cdr. Charles Steedman' s gunboats—Paul Jones, Cimarron, Uncas, Patroon, Hale, and Water Witch—joined them. Brannan landed troops at Mayport Mills. The Bluff held off the Naval squadron until the troops were landed to come up behind it, the Confederates quietly abandoned the work.
