 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekutanga kweHondo yeVanhu, Semmes akagadzwa colonel we2nd Georgia Infantry. Akakwidziridzwa kuva brigadier general musi waMarch 11, 1862. Munguva yePeninsula Campaign, aive mukuru wemauto muBrig. Gen. John B. Magruders Corps mukudzivirira kweRichmond. Vakamhanyira kuchamhembe pakutanga kweMaryland Campaign, brigade yaSemes yakabatana neHondo yeNorthern Virginia muchikamu chaMajor General Lafayette McLaws sezvavakanga vachipinda muMaryland. Varume vake vakapinda muchiito chekubata paCramptons Gap panguva yeHondo yeSouth Mountain. PaSharpsburg, Boka raSemes raive chikamu chakakosha chekurwisa kwakasimba kwaGeneral McLaws kwakashamisa Union II Corps. Mukuvamba kwaNovember, brigade rake rakarongedzerwazve zvokuti raiva nemapoka eGeorgia bedzi. Yakachengetedzwa muHondo yeFredericksburg, brigade yaSemmes yakagadziriswa yakashanda zvakanaka paChancellorsville, uko yakasvibisa mberi kwechikamu cheVI Corps, uye paSalem Church. 