<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-April 16, ngaphansi kokuqondisa kuka-Admiral David Porter, i-Benton yahola ukuhlasela kwasebusuku kudlula izibhamu zaseVicksburg. Ivikela i - Ivy emlilweni wezikhali, i - Benton yahola ikholomu yezikebhe ezengeziwe eziyishumi yadlula amabhethri omcibisholo osindayo. Idlula emugqeni we-Benton yashaywa izikhathi ezingu-5, kufaka phakathi i-round eyodwa eyahlukanisa i-casemate yayo, yalimaza abasebenzi abaningana. Ngo-Ephreli 29 i-Benton yahola imikhumbi ye-7 ensimbi ensimbi  <response>: ukuhlaselwa kweGrand Gulf, amabhethri ezingalo ze-MS. Omunye umthelela owawucekela phansi kakhulu wabhidliza isivikelo sikaBenton, wabangela ukulimala kwabangu - 25. Njengoba impi yayiqhubeka, isivinini somfula sakhuphuka futhi sanqoba izinjini ze-Bentons futhi washaywa phansi ngaphambi kokuphela kokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu. NgoMeyi, iBenton yabuyela eVickburg ukuze iqhubeke nokushaya amabhomu edolobheni kuze kube yilapho liwela ngoJuni. 