ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn jˈuːzd mˈoːɹ ɪfˈɛktɪvli ɐɡˈɛnst pˈoːɹɾɚ ænd bˈæŋks wˌaɪl ðə jˈuːniən flˈiːt wʌz dᵻlˈeɪd dˈuː tə lˈoʊ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɔnðə ɹˈɛd ɹˈɪvɚ.
Resources might have been used more effectively against Porter and Banks while the Union fleet was delayed due to low water on the Red River.