 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika, Sherman akanga achishumira somukuru mu3rd Artillery apo Mutungamiri Abraham Lincoln akamugadza kuti ave mukuru mukuru wemauto ezvipiri musi waAugust 6, 1861, kuti ave mukuru kubva musi waMay 17, 1861. Kusarudzwa kwaSherman kuti ave brigadier general wevazvipiri kwakatumirwa neMutungamiri Abraham Lincoln kuUnited States Seneti musi waChikunguru 31, 1861 uye Seneti yakasimbisa kusarudzwa musi waAugust 3, 1861. Akatora kutungamira kwemauto epasi muPort Royal Expedition. Sherman neuto rehondo raiva pasi paFlag Officer Samuel F. du Pont vakatora Port Royal mubasa rakabatana reHondo neHondo. 