 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muPhiladelphia, Egbert akabatana neUnion Army munguva yeAmerican Civil War, achitumirwa semutevedzeri wekutanga mu12th U.S. Infantry Regiment musi waGunyana 23, 1861. NaArmy of the Potomac, Egbert akapinda muhondo dzeGaines Mills neMalvern Hills. Akatorwa senhapwa kaviri, panguva yehondo dzeCedar Mountain neGettysburg, achichinjaniswa kamwe uye achitiza panguva yekudzokera kwaRobert E. Lee kubva kuGettysburg. Akakuvadzwa muHondo yeBhetesda Church. Akakwidziridzwa kuva kaputeni musi waApril 1, 1865. 