 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakazosvika April 1861 kwakanga kwava pachena kuti hondo yakanga isingadzivisiki. Musi waApril 16 mwanakomana waSteuart, George H. Steuart, panguva iyoyo mukuru muUnited States Army, akasiya basa rake rekutungamira kuti apinde muConfederation. Musi waApril 19 Baltimore yakavhiringidzwa nemhirizhonga, apo vatsigiri veSouth vakarwisa mauto eUnion achipfuura neguta nechitima. Mwanakomana waSteuart akarayira rimwe remasoja eguta reBaltimore panguva yemhirizhonga yaApril 1861, zvichitevera izvo mauto eFederal akatora guta. Mutsamba kuna baba vake, Steuart muduku akanyora, kuti: 