 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waApril 19, 1861, 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment yakasvika nechitima muBaltimore ichienda kuWashington, D.C., kwayakanga yakadanwa kuti igadzire guta racho pane zvaifungidzirwa kuva kurwiswa kwakanga kwava kuda kuitika neConfederate States. Mutumbi mukuru we6th Massachusetts wakabuda kubva kuPresident Street Station netsoka kuti uite chitima chinobatanidza kuCanton Depot, uchisiya kwenguva pfupi bhendi rayo rezvikamu makumi maviri nezvina rakamiswa pachiteshi chekutanga. Apo chikwata chakapinda muguta reBaltimore chakakombwa navaBaltimoreans, yakatsamwiswa nokuvapo kwemauto eMassachusetts muMaryland, uye yaifanira kurwisa nzira yayo kuburikidza neguta, panguva iyo varwi vatatu vakatemwa nematombo kusvika vafa, mumwe murwi akadhonzwa kumugwagwa ndokurohwa kusvika afa, uye vamwe vakawanda vakakuvadzwa nepfuti dzakananga kwavari kubva padenga remba. Chikamu chenyongori, pachakaziva kuti bhendi rehurumende rakaramba riri paPresident Street Station, chakagumisa denho dzacho ndokudzokera kuchiteshi. Boka iri raitungamirirwa naKonig uye rakatanga kutema matombo mungoro yechitima umo vaimbi vakanga vakamirira, vachikuvadza vakawanda. Panguva iyi boka racho rakaparadzana kuva mapoka maviri ndokutiza chiteshi, boka rimwe nerimwe richiteverwa nevarume vaKonig. Boka rokutanga rakaponeswa namapurisa eBaltimore nepo rechipiri rakarasika mumigwagwa nemigwagwa yeFells Point. 