<prompt> Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Pakutanga kwa1863, batiri racho rakaendeswa kunzvimbo yeVicksburg, kuMississippi, kwayakagara nhare inozivikanwa seFort Wade. Pavaiva paFort Wade, bhatiri racho rakapfura ngarava dzeUnion Navy dzaipfuura. Pfuti dzapakuvamba dzebheteri dzakanga dzatsiviwa nepfuti dzeParrott dze10-pounder; chimwe chezvombo izvi chakaputika musi waMarch 31, chichiita kuti vanhu gumi vaurayiwe mubheteri. Bhatiri raGuibor raivawo muFort Wade. Pa  <response>: Hondo yeGrand Gulf musi waApril 29, ngarava nomwe dzehondo dzeUnion Navy dzakarwisa Fort Wade neFort Coburn iri pedyo. Zvombo zveFort Wade zvakanyarara, asi Fort Coburn yakaramba ichipfura. Pakupera kwehondo yacho, Wade akaurayiwa. Bhatiri racho rakarasikirwa nevanomwe muhondo yacho. Pashure peGreat Gulf, bhatiri racho rakaiswa kwenguva pfupi mubasa rakazvimiririra, uye rakapotsa Hondo yePort Gibson musi waMay 1. Bhatiri raWade rakanga rakabatanidzwa neboka raFrancis Cockrell muchikamu chaJohn S. Bowen. 