 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kufanana nevamwe vakawanda vanobva kumadokero kweNorth Carolina, kumabvazuva kweTennessee, uye Kentucky, Owens akabatana neConfederate Army munguva yeHondo yeVanhu, achirwa muhondo yeBull Runuye gare gare kushanda mu56th North Carolina Regiment. Mukati meHondo, akapedza nguva ari muUnion stockades. Paakadzokera kumusha kuCherry Mountain, akapika kuti aisazombobhadhara mutero wemubatanidzwa pazvinwiwa zvinodhaka izvo Mutungamiri Lincoln akanga adzorera muna 1862 kuti abatsire kutsigira hondo yeUnion. 