 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iye ipapo akatumirwa kumadokero kuDhipatimendi reEast Tennessee, kubatira pasi paEdmund Kirby Smith. Munguva yeKentucky Campaign, akatumwa naSmith kuti atore divi kuchamhembe kubva kuLexington, Kentucky, kuti aite kuratidzira paCincinnati. Kunyange zvazvo izvi zvakakonzera nyonganyonga huru mukudzivirirwa kweguta, kurwisana kuduku bedzi kwakaitika. Chikamu chaSmith chemauto chakanga chakapararira kure kuchamhembe muKentucky kuti chisimbiswe nechikamu chaBragg munguva yeHondo yePerrysville. Bragg akarayira kuti mauto eConfederate adzokere kuTennessee, uye Smith akazoendeswa kuDhipatimendi reTrans-Mississippi, mauto ake akarasikirwa zvakare nehondo inokosha paStones River. 