 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akakwidziridzwa kuva mukuru mu16th U.S. Infantry Regiment itsva muna May 1861, akabatanidzwa kumurayiro waGeneral Buell uye akabatanidzwa mumushandirapamwe weKorindeuye zororo reNashville. Akatungamirira battalion yake muHondo yeStones River muna December, achigamuchira maronda akamuremadza kwehondo yose. Akatorwa somusungwa zuva rakatevera racho asi akasunungurwa mukati mokudzokera shure kweConfederate. Muna April 1863, achidzokera shure kuna November 29, 1862, akava brigadier general wevazvipiri. Akashanda munzvimbo dzokutarisira muOhio neNew York. 