 Kunyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pavakadzokera kuShenandoah Valley, vavhoti veAugusta County zvakare vakasarudza Harper kuVirginia House of Delegates, kwaakashanda kusvika muna 1864. Musi waChikumi 2 wegore iro, mushure mekurwisa kwevakadzi veUnited Union General David Hunter muShenandoah Valley, Harper akagamuchira kugadzwazve semukuru wemauto muConfederate Army kuitira kuti vagadzire chikwata kubva kumakambani ekuchengetedza ari muShenandoah Valley. Munguva yeValley Campaigns ya1864 pasi paGeneral Jubal Early, maConfederate raiders akaparadza guta rekutanga raHarper, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania musi waChikunguru 30, 1864 kutsiva mushandirapamwe waHunter pamwe nekutadza kwake kubhadhara rudzikinuro. Zvisinei, mauto eUnion akapfuurira kurwisa mupata weShenandoah. Col. Harper nemauto ake aitungamirirwa naGeneral Early vakakundwa muHondo yePiedmont musi waJune 56, 1864 uye ipapo Hondo yeWaynesboro, Virginiamusi waMarch 2, 1865. 