 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Chiito chokutanga chokurwisana cheConestoga chakaitika muna September 1861 paakarwa neSSS Jackson pedyo neLucas Bend, Kentucky. Dzimwe hondo dzakarova basa renguva dzose rokuronda rwizi kusvikira muna 1862. Muna February, akabatanidzwa muchirongwa chokukwira Rwizi rweTennessee rwakaita kuti vatore Forts Henry naDonelson. Gare gare mumwedzi iwoyo, akaona hondo kuColumbus, Kentucky, nzvimbo yakasimba yeConfederate paRwizi rweMississippi. 