page_title: Andrew E. K. Benham
section_title: Paraguay expedition
hierarchical_section_title: Andrew E. K. Benham / Paraguay expedition
caption_attribution_description: English: The Paraguay Squadron.
context_page_description: Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham was an American admiral. In his early career, he served in China, the Pacific and Paraguay. During the American Civil War, he took part in the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina, and patrolled the Texas coast as part of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron.
context_section_description: On June 10, 1853, he was promoted to passed midshipman. From mid-1853 to early 1857, he served in the sloop of war USS St. Mary's with the Pacific Squadron. On September 16, 1855, while still in St. Mary's, Benham was commissioned a lieutenant. He next served a tour of duty with the U.S. Coast Survey late in 1857 and early in 1858. Later that year, he was transferred to the steamer Western Port (renamed Wyandotte) assigned to the expedition sent to Paraguay to extract an apology for shooting at the gunboat Water Witch. In 1860, he moved to the steamer Crusader in the Home Squadron.
caption: The Paraguay Squadron (Harper's Weekly, 1858)
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