 Pakutanga kwe1864 Overland Campaign, muHondo yeWilderness, Gordon akakurudzira kurwisa kurudyi kurudyi kurudyi kwaigona kunge kwaive nemhedzisiro muhondo, dai General Early akamubvumidza rusununguko kuti atange pamberi pekupedzisira kwezuva. Gordon akanga ari mukuru mukuru ane utsinye uye akarondedzerwa naGeneral Robert E. Lee mutsamba yakanyorerwa Mutungamiri weConfederate Jefferson Davis semumwe wevarwi vake vakanakisisa, anoratidzirwa neushingi hunoshamisa. Musi waMay 8, 1864, Gordon akapiwa basa rekutungamira kwechikamu cheEarly muLt. Gen. Richard S. Ewells akazotevera Earlys corps, achisimudzirwa kuva mukuru mukuru musi waMay 14. Kubudirira kwaGordon mukudzosera kumashure kurwiswa kukuru kweUnited muHondo yeSpotsylvania Court House iyo Bloody Angle yakadzivirira kukundwa kweConfederate. Chikamu chake chakachengetwa muchikamu muHondo yeNorth Annauye yakanga yakamira muMagnolia Swamp, kuchamhembe kwenzvimbo uko kurwa kukuru kwakaitika paHondo yeCold Harbor. 