Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Kiernan wuxuu ku adkeystay in uu ku biiro safka dagaalka, iyo awoodaas oo sida muuqata loo magacaabay Major ee Missouri 6aad. Bishii Maajo 1863
Port Gibson, Missouri, waxa uu ku dhaawacmay sanbabada bidix waxaana loo daayay garoonka si loogu dilo. Markii la soo celiyay oo la xiray, wuxuu dib ugu soo noqday ciidamada Midowga wuxuuna iska casilay xilkiisa. Bishii Agoosto 1dii 1863 waxaa loo magacaabay Brigadier General of Volunteers oo uu magacaabay Madaxweyne Abraham Lincoln; isagoo amar ku siinaya booska Miliken's Bend ee Mississippi. Si kastaba ha noqotee, caafimaad xumo ka dhalatay dhaawacyadii uu ka soo gaaray dagaalka ayaa ku qasbay inuu is casilo 3dii Febraayo 1864.