 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekutanga kweHondo Yenyika, Ayres akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni uye akatungamira bhatiri mu5th U.S. Artillery, iyo yaakatungamira muFirst Bull Run Campaign, uye yaibatanidzwa zvakanyanya muhondo yeBlackburns Ford, pakarepo pamberi peHondo yeBull Run yokutanga. PaFirst Bull Run, bhatiri rake, rakabatanidzwa neboka raWilliam Tecumseh Sherman, rakachengetedzwa uye haana kuona chiito panguva yehondo chaiyo, asi akazviratidza nekupa chifukidzo chekudzokera kumashure kwemauto eUnion Army aiteverwa neConfederate cavalry. 