BENTON

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Ironclad Steamer Built c1861, as a Catamaran Snagboat for the US Army USS BENTON (Ironclad Steamer) Commissioned February 24 1862 Transferred to US Navy control October 1 1862 Damaged by Confederate gunfire on the Yazoo River December 1862 Decommissioned July 20 1865 Sold November 1865 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Newark NJ CDS

1863-01-23 to 1863-02-01

Incoming to the ship at Cairo, IL
Back, receiving mark at Cairo

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Civil War Medal

During the Civil War BENTON participated in the following engagements...
Captures of Island Number Ten, Fort Pillow and Memphis in the Spring of 1862
Action with the Confederate ironclad CSS ARKANSAS near Vicksburg, MS. in the Summer of 1862
Yazoo River expedition in summer 1862
Ran past Vicksburg, April 1863 and bombarded Grand Gulf, MS in May
An attack on Fort De Russy, AK. in May
The siege of Vicksburg. In March through May 1864
The Red River expedition, in Louisiana in 1864

 

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