. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . her engines were slow, she proved to be the most powerful fighting vessel in the Federal Mississippi held that distinction till late in 18G-1, when the river monitors began to appear. The Benton was Footes flagship in the opera-tions around Island No. 10; and when the gallant old officer retired, it was on her deck that he bade good-bye to his officers and Benton then became the flagship of Captain Charles Henry Davis, who in her directed the famous battle off Memphis wherethe Ellet rams proved their prowess. T
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . her engines were slow, she proved to be the most powerful fighting vessel in the Federal Mississippi held that distinction till late in 18G-1, when the river monitors began to appear. The Benton was Footes flagship in the opera-tions around Island No. 10; and when the gallant old officer retired, it was on her deck that he bade good-bye to his officers and Benton then became the flagship of Captain Charles Henry Davis, who in her directed the famous battle off Memphis wherethe Ellet rams proved their prowess. The first commander of the Benton was Lieutenant S. Ledyard Phelps. He fought the gun-boat in both of the above engagements. The Benton was hit twenty-five times while supporting Shermans imsuccessful assaulton Vicksburg from the north, and she was Admiral Porters flagship when he ran by the batteries at the beginning of the maneuver bywhich Grant approached and invested Vicksburg from the southward, thus accomplishing the fall of the key to tlie U S. GUNBOAT BENTON, TUG FERN 1 150 ]
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