 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Aive mutevedzeri wemubati wezvemari uye munyori weWinneshiek County kubva muna 1854 kusvika muna 1857, uye mubati wezvemari uye munyori kubva muna 1858 kusvika muna 1862, paakasiya basa kunyorera kambani yeUnion Army muHondo Yenyika. Akagadzwa kuva kaputeni uye akapiwa kuDhipatimendi D re6th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. Akashanda kwemakore matatu muDhipatimendi reNorthwest, mukupindura kumukirakumaodzanyemba kweMinnesota neDakota Territory navaNative American vachirwisana navagari vemo. Pashure pokunge hurumende yabuda muuto muna 1865 akadzokera kuDecorah ndokuva muchengeti weFirst National Bank. 