 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Munguva yeHondo yeVanhu, mauto aGeneral George B. McClellan akawana chikamu chikuru chenzvimbo iyi muzhizha ra1861, achiguma neHondo yeRich Mountain, uye kudzora kweUnion hakuna kuzombotyisidzirwazve zvakakomba. Muna 1863, General John D. Imboden, aine maConfederate 5.000, vakapinda munzvimbo yakakura yenyika ndokupisa raibhurari yaPierpont, kunyange zvazvo Willey akapukunyuka. Mapoka emagandanga akapisa nokupamba mune zvimwe zvikamu, uye haana kudzvinyirirwa chose chose kutozosvikira hondo yapera. Matunhu eEastern Panhandle ndiwo akanyanya kukanganiswa nehondo, masoja achitonga nzvimbo yacho kakawanda achichinja maoko. 