 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1862, apo kumukira kwevaIndia veSiouxmuMinnesota zvakaguma norufu rwamazana avagari vachena, Swisshelm akanga ari pakati paavo vaida kuti hurumende yehurumende irange vaIndia. Akashanyira maguta makuru kuti awedzere pfungwa dzevanhu pamusoro penyaya iyi uye, paakanga ari muWashington, D.C., akasangana naEdwin M. Stanton, shamwari yake yaibva kuPittsburgh uye akazova Secretary of War. Akamupa nzvimbo yokuva mushandi wehurumende. Akatengesa pepanhau rake reMinnesota ndokuramba achishanda semukoti wemauto panguva yeHondo yeVanhu muWashington nzvimbo kusvikira basa rake rawanikwa. 