 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1861, Irvine Bulloch akava mutevedzeri wechikepe paCSS Alabama, kuvakwa kwayo kwakanga kwakarongwa naJames D. Bulloch uye kutenga kwakavanzika kwakaitwa neConfederation, kushandisa ngarava yacho sechipambi chokupamba ngarava dzeUnion. Irvine akarwa nehurumende yeU.S. nguva refu pashure pokunge General Lee azviisa pasi. Akapfura pfuti yokupedzisira paAlabama isati yapinda muchikepe chengarava cheCherbourg, muFrance. 