 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna April 1861, Douglas akanyoresa paHarpers Ferry semumwe munhu muKambani B, 2nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment iyo yakaumba chikamu chezvaizozoita kuti ive Stonewall Brigade. Zvokwadi yehondo yakarova musha, apo masimba eVirginia akadzokera shure uye akanga ari pakati pavarume vakagoverwa kupisa zambuko, pamusoro pePotomac paShepherdstown, umo baba vake vaiva nemigove. Douglas akasimuka mumapoka, achirwa paBull Run somusoja mukuru, uye achitungamirira boka rake somutevedzeri paKernstown. Muchirimo cha 1862 iye akanga, kupfurikidza nokupindira kweshamwari yake Sandie Pendleton, akarondedzerwa pabasa chairo padzimbahwe raStonewall Jackson. Nokukurumidza pashure pokunge apinda muHQ yaJackson, Douglas akaita rwendo runoshamisa rwemakiromita 103, kubva kuMount Jackson kuenda kuBrandy Station, achiyambuka Makomo eBlue Ridge mudutu remvura, aine mirayiro yaibva kuStonewall ichienda kuna General Ewell. Somubayiro wokubudirira kwake kuita basa, zuva rakatevera rokudzokera kwake kumuzinda, akagadzwa kuva mutevedzeri womutariri mukuru muvashandi vaJackson. 