 On April 23–24, 1865, under the command of Charles S. Read, "Webb" broke through the Federal blockade at the mouth of the Red River, Louisiana, and made a dramatic run down the Mississippi toward the Gulf of Mexico.After eluding several United States Navy vessels and passing New Orleans, she was confronted by the powerful steam sloop .Rather than face the veteran ship's broadside, the "Webb" was run ashore and destroyed by her crew.