The Western Gunboat Flotilla met the West Gulf Blockading Squadron at Vicksburg, Mississippi on ¸July 1, 1862, where the two fleets attempted unsuccessfully to capture the city with only token support from the Army. On July 17, 1862, the armored CSS "Arkansas" encountered USS "Carondelet" and two other vessels on the Yazoo River. "Carondelet" was disabled, her steering being shot away, so she grounded. "Arkansas" then continued onto the Mississippi, where she passed through the rest of the Gunboat Flotilla and the West Gulf Squadron.