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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Deluded People, Cave In!
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 Most Humiliating Affair of the Rebellion
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.
Every Explosion Told Worth Fearful Effect
The U.S.S. Queen of the West continues raiding Confederate shipping on the Red River before encountering a Confederate naval squadron.
The Queen of the West on the Mississippi
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.
A Fine Finish to the Sinking Part
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.