 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Zvikepe izvi zvakakurumidza kuzivikanwa zvikuru sezvikepe zveCumberland. Merrill akaita kuti aya okutanga avakwe mumashopu einjiniya ehondo muNashville, Tennessee, achitarisirwa naLieutenant James R. Willet. Nokukurumidza, zvikepe zvitsva makumi mashanu zvakaendeswa kumauto omunda. William T. Sherman akashandisa mabhiriji matsva zvakanyanya mukati memwedzi miviri yekutanga yeAtlanta Campaign, kutanga achivaisa pamusoro peRwizi rweEtowah. Gare gare akaashandisa mukati meMarch to the Seauye Hondo yeCarolinas ya1865. 