 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1863, boka racho rakaendeswa kuGrand Gulf, Mississippi, nzvimbo inokosha iri paRwizi rweMississippi. Mushure mekunge Major General Ulysses S. Grant asvitsa mauto eUnion kuBruinsburg, Bhatiri raLandis rakaumba chikamu chekudzivirirwa kweConfederate muhondo dzePort Gibson kutanga kwaMay, mushure mezvo Landis akasimudzirwa uye Lieutenant John M. Langan akatora. Gare gare mumwedzi iwoyo, yakabatanidzwa muHondo yeChampion Hill. Musi waMay 17, bhatiri racho raive chikamu cheuto reConfederate rakapihwa basa rekubata kuyambuka rwizi rukuru rweBlack paHondo yeBig Black River Bridge, apo ingave yakatambura kubatwa kwezvombo zviviri. Bhatiri raLandis rakatevera kuona chiito mukati mekukombwa kweVicksburg. Ikoko, bhatiri rakabatsira kudzinga kurwisa kweMubatanidzwa musi waMay 22. Landiss Battery yakatorwa apo varwi veConfederate veVicksburg vakapa musi waJuly 4. Kunyange zvazvo varume vakapona vebheteri vakatsinhaniswa, bheteri harina kugadziriswazve mushure meVicksburg; panzvimbo pezvo, yakanyudzwa muGuibors Missouri Battery pamwe chete neWades Missouri Battery. 