 Mangwanani omusi wa29, Chikamu chakananga kunzvimbo yairwisana naJackson pane izvo Gilbreath akadana kuti inenge nzvimbo imwe chete iyo Hondo yeBull Runrakanga rarwiwa gore rakapfuura, asi musiyano mukuru wakanga uri pakuti mauto acho akanga achinja. Nzvimbo ye20th Indiana munguva yehondo yakanga iri kurutivi rworudyi rworudyi rwemitsara yeUnited. Gilbreath anotaura kuti izvi zvakasunungura hurumende kubva pachikamu chakanyanya kurwisana, zvisinei kuti hurumende ichiri kurasikirwa nehuwandu hwevarume sehuwandu hwemasangano ose muhondo. Kurasikirwa kukuru kwechikwata kwakaitika panguva yekutanga mberi kubva kunzvimbo dzeMubatanidzwa kuenda kunjanji, iyo yakashanda semhando yechipfuva cheuto rinodzivirira reConfederate. Pavakawana nzvimbo iyi, varwi vacho vakadzokera kuruboshwe ndokuhwanda mumakwenzi aiva pedyo nenjanji. Uyu murairo wakapiwa naGeneral Kearney mukuedza kuderedza kumanikidzwa pakati pemutsara wehondo yeUnion, iyo yakanga yava kutanga kuparara. Mauto eConfederate akarwisa uyu mutsara, achidarika 20th Indiana pasina kuvaona. Pane imwe nguva panguva iyi, kambani yaGilbreath yakazarura moto kubva panzvimbo yavo yokuvanda ndokurwisa muvengi aifambira mberi ari kumativi. Kurwisa kweI Company kwakabudirira zvikuru, kuchishamisa maConfederate zvachose ndokuvamanikidza kuti vabve munharaunda iri pedyo. Nokukurumidza pashure pechiito ichi Colonel Brown, mutungamiriri werigimenti, akapfurwa mumusoro nomupfuri akapinza weConfederate. Major John Wheeler, aimbova mutungamiri weB Company, akatora mutungamiri wehurumende. 