Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Ka dib markii la abaabulay, guutada cusub waxaa loo qoondeeyay Guutada Koowaad ee Missouri. Guutada koowaad ee Missouri, oo uu hoggaaminayay Colonel Francis M. Cockrell, ayaa loo wareejiyay agagaarka Grand Gulf, Mississippi horraantii Maarso 1863. Intii ay joogeen Grand Gulf, guutada waxay dhiseen qalcado. 1aad iyo 4aad Missouri (Isku-dhafan), oo ay weheliyaan 2aad Missouri Infantry, 3aad Missouri Infantry, iyo Henry Guibor's artillery battery, waxay ka gudbeen Webiga Mississippi ilaa Louisiana si ay u eegaan dhaqdhaqaaqyada Midowga. Bishii Abriil 15, Missourians waxaa lagu amray inay dib ugu laabtaan Grand Gulf, guutada waxay ka qayb qaadatay rasaasta qoryaha ee maraakiibta badda ee Midowga ee Dagaalkii Grand Gulf. Kadib markii Major General Ulysses S. Grant uu ka degay Mississippi si uu ugu dhaqaaqo Vicksburg, Bowen wuxuu u diray rag badan oo ka yimid Grand Gulf ilaa Port Gibson, Mississippi si ay isugu dayaan inay joojiyaan Grant. Si kastaba ha noqotee, 1aad iyo 4aad Missouri (Isku-dhafan) waxay ku jireen waajibaad go'doon ah oo ilaalinaya buundo, waxayna seegeen duulaankii ka dambeeyay
Dagaalkii Port Gibson ee 1-dii Maajo.