Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 29 ga Afrilu, 1863, yayin da rundunar sojojin Admiral David D. Porter ke kai hare-hare a kan Batun Batun a Grand Gulf
, jirginsa, USS "Benton", ya zama wanda ba za a iya sarrafawa ba kuma an kama shi a karkashin wuta mai tsanani a wani matsayi inda ba ta iya jagorantar ko amsawa ga bindigogi na abokan gaba ba. Ganin halin da ake ciki na Porter, Hoel ya sanya "Pittsburg" a tsakanin "Benton" da kuma batutuwan 'yan tawaye masu cin wuta don kare ta ta hanyar daukar wuta da kansa. A cikin mintuna 10 masu zuwa, jaruntakarsa ta kashe "Pittsburg" mutane 6 da suka mutu da 8 suka ji rauni, amma sadaukarwar ta ba da damar "Benton" ta fitar da kanta daga tarkon mutuwa.