Federal Admiral David D. Porter concedes that yet another effort to reach Vicksburg using the vast network of waterways to the north has failed.

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Federal Admiral David D. Porter concedes that yet another effort to reach Vicksburg using the vast network of waterways to the north has failed.
Confederates begin trying to salvage the partially sunken U.S.S. Indianola, while the Federals try stopping them by sending a “gunboat” down the Mississippi River to confront them.
The steam ram C.S.S. William H. Webb hurries into action after Confederates learn of the Federal attack on Fort Taylor on the Red River. Her prime target would be the U.S.S. Indianola.
The U.S.S. Queen of the West continues raiding Confederate shipping on the Red River before encountering a Confederate naval squadron.
The U.S.S. Queen of the West continues down the Mississippi River on her mission to stop the flow of Confederate supplies from the Red River between Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
Rear-Admiral David D. Porter directs Federal naval forces to stop the flow of supplies on the Red River in the continuing Federal effort to capture both Vicksburg and Port Hudson.