 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waNovember 18, 1861, pazera remakore 20, Thomas A. Anderson akanyoresa nokuda kwebasa rehondo paWheeling, West Virginia. Iye ipapo akaunganidza pamutemo nokuda kwebasa neKambani I ye1st West Virginia Cavalry. Vakagoverwa kuchengetedza mitsara yeBaltimore neOhio Railroad mune izvo zvino West Virginia mukati memwedzi yekutanga ya1862, Anderson nevamwe vake 1st Virginia Cavalrymen vakatungamirirwa kunorwa mabasa kutanga chitubu ichocho. Pashure pokurwisana paWinchester, Virginia March 23, vakarwisa muvengi muzviitiko paMonterey April 12, Buffalo Gap May 3, McDowell May 7, Strasburg June 1, Cross Keys June 8, Port RepublicJune 9, uye White Plains June 10. Vakafamba kumabvazuva kweMakomo eAppalachian, vakabva vabatanazve nemuvengi muCulpeper, Fauquier neFairfax counties, kusanganisira hondo paCedar Mountain Nyamavhuvhu 9 neOrange Court House Nyamavhuvhu 13. Zvadaro vakabatanidzwa muUnited Union General John Popes Northern Virginia Campaign, vakapinda mumabasa pamwe neRapidan River Nyamavhuvhu 18, Freemans Ford Hazel River Nyamavhuvhu 22, Kellys Ford Nyamavhuvhu 22, Sulphur Springs Nyamavhuvhu 23, Waterloo Bridge Nyamavhuvhu 23 Nyamavhuvhu 25, uye Gainesville Nyamavhuvhu 28, pamwe neChipiri Hondo yeBull Run Nyamavhuvhu 28 30. Zvakare vakabatanidzwa mumabasa paLewis Ford August 30, vakabva varwa muHondo yeChantilly September 1. 