 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 71st yakapiwa kuII Corps munguva yekutora rutivi mu1862 Peninsula Campaign. Mukati meHondo dzeMazuva Manomwe, yakaita kurwiswa kwakati wandei, ichirasikirwa nevakuru vazhinji nevarume. Pashure pokusvika paHarrisons Landing, makambani L, M, N, P, uye R akabatanidzwa kuva makambani gumi okutanga. Rejimendi racho, pamwe chete navamwe vose veHondo yePotomac, rakatamisirwa kuchamhembe kweVirginia. Pano 71 yakarwa muhondo dzeSecond Bull Runuye Chantilly. Yakabatsira kufukidza kudzokera kwaPope. Muhondo yeAntietam muna September gore iroro, hurumende yakarasikirwa nechetatu chesimba rayo. Zvakare zvakatambura kurasikirwa kukuru muHondo yeFredericksburg muna December. 