 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kutakurwa neAtlantic neGreat Western Railroad kuenda kuWashington, D.C.Skellie akambomira kwenguva pfupi nechikwata chake paFort Monroe asati aendeswa nechikepe kuSuffolk, Virginia, uko chikwata chake chakabatanidzwa kuchikwata cheUnion Army chakatungamirwa naMajor-General John J. Peck. Pakupedzisira vakapiwa pfuti nezvombo, vakabva vaudzwa kuti vagadzire matende okuvanda muSouth Quay Road. Vakapiwa basa rokuneta, vairovedza nguva dzose, uyewo vakachera migodhi yezvombo apo vairwisana nechirwere chavo chavaiva nacho mumusasa chedysentery. Zvarayirwa kuti zviende kuFranklin musi waNovember 17, New York Volunteers yechi112 yakakurumidza kuva nenguva yavo yokutanga chaiyo yokurwisana. Vachifamba nokukurumidza kubva pa 2 kusvika pa 5 masikati ezuva iroro neDivision yaFoster iri mberi, vakatora nguva yokudya kwemaminitsi makumi maviri; vachipfuurira mberi, vakafamba kusvikira pakati pousiku apo vakatora imwezve nguva yemaminitsi makumi matatu. Vachiita nzira yavo mumasango, matope nemakomba emadhaka kuti vasvike kuZuni, taundi duku riri parwizi rweBlackwater mambakwedza, vakabatana ne6th Massachusetts kumanikidza mauto eConfederate kuti arege mabasa. 