 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana May 2, 1862, Root akagadzwa kuva mukuru mukuru we94th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Mudzi akarwa nehurumende yake muhondo yeCedar Mountain musi waAugust 9, 1862, uye akarwa uye akakuvadzwa muHondo yechipiri yeBull Runmusi waAugust 30, 1862. Musi waNovember 15, 1862, akadzokera kubasa kuti atungamirire 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps yeArmy of the Potomac kusvika musi waMay 11, 1863, paakazotangazve kutungamira kwechikwata chake. Semutungamiri webrigade, akatungamira brigade muhondo yeFredericksburg uye muhondo yeChancellorsville. 