 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mukurwiswa kweCold Harbor, June 1, 1864, uto racho rakarasikirwazve zvakakomba, 2.715 vechiverengero charo vakaurawa kana kuti vakakuvadzwa. Ichiperekedza uto kuenda kuPetersburg, yakabatanidzwa mumibato yokutanga yaibatanidzwa mukutorwa kwenzvimbo iyoyo yakasimba. Asi kugara kwaro kwakanga kuri kwenguva pfupi. Kupinda kwaLt. Gen. Jubal A. Early muMaryland kwakada kuendeswa kwemauto kuti vamurwise, uye VI Corps yakasarudzwa nokuda kwebasa iroro muMupata Campaigns ya1864. Musi waJuly 6, Ricketts 3rd Division yakapinda muCity Point, uye, yakasvika kuBaltimore musi waJuly 8, yakabuda kunosangana naEarly. Iri boka rakatora rutivi muHondo yeMonocacyzuva rakatevera racho, uye, kunyange zvazvo akanga asingakwanisi kukunda Early, akavhara kufambira mberi kwake kuWashington, D.C., achipa vadziviriri nguva yavo yokuronga. Zvimwe zvikamu zviviri zvakatanga basa musi wa 10 Chikunguru uye, zvichidzika muWashington, zvakarwisa Early, uyo akanga asvika Fort Stevens, mukati memiganhu yeguta. Mutoro mukuru wehondo iyi wakawira pachikamu cheBrig. Gen. Daniel D. Bidwells 3rd Brigade, yeGettys 2nd Division, mutungamiri wese wechirwi muiri brigade, kunze kweumwe, akaurawa kana kukuvadzwa. 