Status Updates From Admiral David Dixon Porter:...

I love the tenacity and grit of this man! He is willing to look McClenand in the face and tell him what he thinks. Between Grant, Sherman and Porter, the combined determination was more than the mighty South could handle.
The maturing Admiral is now learning to appreciate his fellow Army Officers and taking more responsibility when things go wrong. The Steele's Bayou Campaign was an extreme exercise in futility.

I love the tenacity and grit of this man! He is willing to look McClenand in the face and tell him what he thinks. Between Grant, Sherman and Porter, the combined determination was more than the mighty South could handle.