The Confederates had cleverly placed these guns high on the bluffs of the Chickasaw Hills perfectly safe from the low trajectory cannon mounted on the Union's salt-water ships. All vessels of Porter's flotilla were back at New Orleans 9 June. steamed up the Mississippi with Horace Beals and  in tow 22 June.
The Confederates had skillfully positioned these guns atop the bluffs of the Chickasaw Hills, shielded from the low-flying cannon mounted on the Union's saltwater vessels. All ships in Porter's fleet were back at New Orleans by June 9th, and then steamed up the Mississippi with Horace Beals aboard, accompanied by a vessel, on June 22nd.