 Perry akadzokera kuHondo yeNorthern Virginia kuzotungamirira bhirigedhi rake nokuda kweBristoe Campaign mumatsutso a1863. Akakuvadzwa zvakakomba mukurwisana paWildernessmusi waMay 6, 1864. Akadzokera kwenguva pfupi kumakomba panguva yeKukombwa kwePetersburg, asi akanga asina kupora zvakakwana nokuda kwebasa rinoshingaira. Nokudaro, akaendeswa kuAlabama kwenguva yehondo, achibatira somurindi muConfederate Invalid Corps. 