 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Bhatiri rakashanda muMississippi mukati menguva yakawanda ye1862, ichishanda sechikamu cheConfederate rear guard mushure meHondo yeIukamuna September ndokuona chiito muHondo yechipiri yeKorinde. Mukutanga kwa1863, chikwata ichi chakava chikamu cheBrigadier General John Greggs brigade, uye chakatumirwa kwenguva pfupi kuPort Hudson, Louisiana. Mushure mekunge Major General Ulysses S. Grant asvitsa mauto eUnion kuMississippi muna Kubvumbi, brigade raGregg rakaendeswa kuJackson, Mississippi kunobatsira mauto eConfederate achiedza kumisa Grant. Sechikamu cheboka raGregg, Bledsoes Battery yakashanda muhondo dzaRaymond naJackson muna Chivabvu. MunaSeptember, bhatiri raive chikamu cheConfederate Army yeTennessee payakadzinga Major General William Rosecrans kurwisa muGeorgia muhondo yeChickamauga. 