David Farragut

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After the CSS Arkansas ran his blockade and several more failed bombardments, Farragut concluded that he lacked the resources to take Vicksburg. His attempt to bypass it with a canal across the De Soto Peninsula seemed promising, but the Mississippi’s waters refused to enter the canal.

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David Farragutlacked resources to takeVicksburg

After the CSS Arkansas ran his blockade and several more failed bombardments, Farragut concluded that he lacked the resources to take Vicksburg. His attempt to bypass it with a canal across the De Soto Peninsula seemed promising, but the Mississippi’s waters refused to enter the canal.

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