MAY 2ND-9TH
Union gunboats under Lt.Cmdr. Selfridge fought guerrilla activity in the Greenville, Mississippi area.
MAY 3RD
Porter once again moved against Confederate batteries at Grand Gulf, only to find them already abandoned. Grant had his force behind defenders.
That evening Porter rendezvoused with Farragut's fleet at the mouth of the Red River. He received supplies and then headed up that river to Alexandria, Louisiana, which he took possession of May 7th.
CSS Alabama captured and burned the Union Jack and Sea Lark off Brazil.
MAY 4TH
Farragut says he will return to New Orleans.
MAY 5TH
Union General Dix requests Naval support for his operations along Virginia's York River which he received.
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