 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Phelps akaraira Eastport mukati memishandirapamwe yeRwizi rweMississippi. Eastport yakabva kuCairo, Illinois, mukupera kwaAugust pashure pokugadziridzwa ndokuchinjirwa basa paRwizi rweMississippi pakati peChitsuwa Nhamba 10uye muromo weWhite River muArkansas. Akanga adzoka kuCairo, Illinois, nokuda kwekugadzirisa apo, musi waOctober 1, 1862, Eastport nemamwe magwa eWestern Flotilla yakashandurwa kuNavy uye yakava chikamu cheMississippi Squadron. 