 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akanyoresa mu3rd Ohio Infantry, chikwata chemwedzi mitatu, achiitwa mukuru. Akashanda kumadokero kweVirginia achirwa muhondo dzeRich Mountainuye Cheat Mountain uye pashure pacho akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant colonel wechiremera. Paakapedza basa rake, akabatana ne110th Ohio Infantry ndokuva colonel wayo. Akashanda muEastern Theater achitungamirira chikwata chake muhondo yechipiri yeWinchester. Kunyange zvazvo uto reUnion rakakundwa zvakasimba uye vazhinji varo vakapa, regiment yaKeifer yakakwanisa kudzivisa kubatwa. Kutevera hondo yeGettysburg, Keifer akapiwa basa rekutungamirira brigade mu III Corps uye akarwa muhondo yeWapping Heights. Pashure pokunge uto raRobert E. Lee rabva muVirginia, Keifer neboka rake vakatumirwa kuNew York City kunobatsira kudzvinyirira mhirizhonga. 