Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 16 ga Afrilu, a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Admiral David Porter, "Benton" ya jagoranci cajin dare a bayan bindigogi na Vicksburg. Kare "Ivy" daga bindigar bindiga, "Benton" ya jagoranci wani shafi na karin jirgi guda goma da suka wuce batura masu nauyi. Da yake wucewa a wani nau'i na "Benton" an harbe shi sau 5, ciki har da 1 wanda ya raba ta casemate, ya ji rauni da dama ma'aikata. a ranar 29 ga Afrilu "Benton" ya jagoranci rundunar jiragen ruwa 7 a cikin harin da aka yi a Grand Gulf, batirin bindigogi na MS
Ka yi haƙuri. Wani mummunan rauni ya rushe makamai na "Benton", wanda ya haifar da asarar rayuka 25. Yayin da yaƙin ya ci gaba, saurin halin yanzu ya karu kuma ya mamaye injunan "Benton" kuma an shafe ta a ƙasa kafin ƙarshen harin. A watan Mayu, "Benton" ya koma Vickburg don ci gaba da bombarding birnin har sai da fall a watan Yuni.