Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana April 16, pasi pokutungamirira kwaAdmiral David Porter, "Benton" akatungamirira kurwisa kwousiku kupfuura pfuti dzeVicksburg. Achidzivirira "Ivy" pamoto wepfuti, "Benton" akatungamirira mutsara wemamwe magwa gumi akapfuura mabhatiri epfuti anorema. Ichipfuura pamwero we "Benton" yakarohwa 5 nguva, kusanganisira 1 pfuti yakaparadzanisa casemate yake, ichikuvadza vashandi vanoverengeka. musi waApril 29 "Benton" akatungamira 7 ngarava dzesimbi dzesimbi mukuputika kweGrand Gulf, mabhatiri epfuti eMs
. Kurova kumwe kwakaparadza zvikuru kwakaparadza nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo dze"Benton", kuchikonzera kuvadziko 25. Sezvo hondo yakapfuurira, kumhanya kwezvino kwakawedzera uye kwakapfuura injini dze "Benton" uye iye akaparadzwa pasi pemvura pamberi pokuguma kwebhomba. Muna May, "Benton" yakadzokera kuVickburg kuti irambe ichirwisa guta racho kusvikira raparadzwa muna June.