 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pokunge Alabama yapfuura Mutemo Wayo Wokuzvitsaura uye Fort Sumter yapfurwa, Allen akanyoresa muuto reConfederate rakanga richangomutswa uye akasarudzwa somutevedzeri muKambani A, Montgomery Mounted Rifles. Gore rakatevera, apo nyika yakaronga 1st Alabama Cavalry, Allen akava mukuru wayo wokutanga musi waMarch 18, 1862, uye akaona chiito paHondo yeShilo muna April pamwe neRwizi rweTennessee. Akazokwidziridzwa kuva colonel we regiment pamberi peKentucky Campaign, uye akatungamira 1st Alabama Cavalry muHondo yePerryville, kwaakakuvara zvishoma. Gare gare gore iroro, akakuvadzwa zvakakomba muHondo yeMurfreesboroapo akanga ari mutungamiriri weboka. 