Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waApril 16, uchitungamirirwa naAdmiral David Porter, "Benton" akatungamirira kurwisa usiku 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" akatungamirira 7 ngarava dzehondo dzesimbi mu
kurwiswa kweGrand Gulf, mabhatiri epfuti aMS. 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.