At this point Marin was steaming through shallow waters and ran aground on a shoal. "Saratoga" drew close again, but the Mexicans chose not to resist any longer. Thirty wounded men were aboard the "General Miramon" when she was taken. An unknown number of rebels were taken prisoner, the wounded were quickly removed to the "Saratoga" and received medical attention. In addition to about 4,000 rifles captured, Commodore Turner's men took over 1,000 artillery shells off the Mexican vessels. The shells were much needed by conservative forces who had already failed one siege of Veracruz due to a lack of ammunition for their cannon. The battle played an important role in ending the Reform War with a liberal victory. Due to the loss of supplies, the conservatives under General Miramon failed to take Veracruz from the liberals for a second time. Soon after Miramon surrendered his army which ended the conventional phase of the war and started the guerilla phase. The two United States steamers anchored for the night right at the wreck of "General Miramon" and both tried to free her of the shoal at 5:00 am. The salvage of Captain Marin's flagship failed, so the ships set sail for Veracruz. One American sailor was killed in the battle, and another three men were wounded. Both "Saratoga" and "Indianola" were slightly damaged. Tomas M. Marin, his mutineers and their Cuban allies were handed over to the Mexican authorities at Veracruz. "Marquis of Havana" eventually ended up in Confederate States Navy service during the American Civil War and was renamed CSS "McRae". Commodore Turner later served with distinction during the Battle of Charleston Harbor and was awarded the rank of admiral.