▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 3 ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁at ▁C inc inn ati ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Act ing ▁Master ▁Jason ▁G oud y ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁ ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River ▁operating ▁area ▁▁ ▁The ▁" t in cl ad " ▁gun bo at ▁( No . ▁ 2 6 ) ▁operated ▁tip ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River ▁supporting ▁Union ▁Army ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁through ▁the ▁spring . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁she ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁and ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁river ▁protect ing ▁Union ▁lines ▁of ▁supply ▁and ▁communic ations . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁she ▁depart ed ▁Hel ena , ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁carried ▁troops ▁to ▁Fri ars ▁Point , ▁Mississippi , ▁where ▁they ▁land ed ▁and ▁surrounded ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁next ▁morning ▁they ▁seized ▁a ▁large ▁quantity ▁of ▁cot ton . ▁ ▁Capt ured ▁by ▁Confeder ate ▁caval ry ▁and ▁blow n ▁up ▁▁ ▁In ▁en su ing ▁months , ▁she ▁continued ▁operations ▁along ▁the ▁rivers ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁Off ▁Clar end on , ▁Ark ansas , ▁ 2 4 ▁June , ▁two ▁reg iments ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁caval ry ▁supported ▁by ▁art illery ▁attacked ▁Queen ▁City ▁dis abling ▁the ▁p addle ▁wheel ▁ste amer ▁ar id ▁forcing ▁her ▁commander ▁to ▁surrender . ▁When ▁ ▁attempted ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁ship , ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁ble w ▁her ▁up . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ana conda ▁Plan ▁Mississippi ▁Squadron ▁United ▁States