Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ugbu a n'okpuru iwu nke Lieutenant Elias K. Owen, "Louisville" nyere aka na njide nke Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, 4 ruo 11 Jenụwarị 1863, ma bụrụ akụkụ nke njem ahụ site na Steele's Bayou, 14 ruo 28 Jenụwarị. E nyere ya iwu ka ọ bịa n'osimiri Yazoo n'ụbọchị iri atọ na otu nke ọnwa Maachị ma kwụrụ ndị agha Confederate ka ha kwụsị igbutu osisi n'akụkụ osimiri ahụ. Mgbe ahụ ọ tụgharịrị uche ya na batrị ndị dị n'osimiri ahụ, na-agafe ndị nọ na Vicksburg na Eprel 16, ma na-etinye ndị dị ala na 29th. Ọ sonyeere, na na ụbọchị, silencing egbe nke ike na
Grand Gulf ma nyere aka guzobe nnọchibido nke mere ka Vicksburg nyefee onwe ya na 4 Julaị 1863.