 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kurwisana kukuru kwaSkellie nehurumende yake kwakaitika panguva yeKukombwa kweSuffolkkubva pana April 11 kusvika pana May 4, 1863. Vakamira pa Fort Union, mauto makuru eUnion akaiswa pakati pemigwagwa yeEdenton neSummerton uye iyo 112th yakanga yabatsira kuvaka ichiri pabasa rekuneta, vakachinjana moto nemuvengi kure uye sechikamu cheakakura, akareba duel pakati pemasimba anopikisa. Sezvo kurwisana kwacho kwakapfuurira, kuurawa kwaiwedzera - kazhinji kazhinji kunokonzerwa nemabhora maduku anopfurwa nevanopfura zvakapinza vomuvengi. Musi waApril 25, makambani mashanu e112th New York akarwisana padhuze sechikamu cheUnion reconnoissance mission inosanganisira 103rd uye 169th New York regiments. Kuwedzera, kurwisana kwakasimba kwakatevera musi waMay 3, apo 112th New York yakarayirwa kuti itange kutsvaga muvengi sezvo yakadzokera shure, uye yakaiswa mumutungamiri weboka raFoster sezvo yakabuda musi waMay 5. Achibata mauto eConfederate panguva yavaienda kuChechi yeQuaker, Skellie nevamwe vake vakaenderera mberi kuenda kunzvimbo ine masango, kwavakapopotedzana zvakare. Vachiri kubata vamwe vasungwa, vakaenda kuHowards Corners, kwavakambomira kweawa vasati vadzokera kuLeesville uye vakazodzokera kuSuffolk. 