 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Muchirimo uye muzhizha ra1862, panguva yePeninsula Campaign, General George B. McClellan akasundira mauto eUnion kumusoro kweVirginia Peninsula kubva kuFort Monroe pamuromo weHampton Roads mukuedza kutora guta guru reConfederate reRichmond. Pashure pokunge mauto aMcClellan atora Yorktown paRwizi rweYork, mauto ake akatevera maConfederate aidzokera shure, uye akawana kumwe kukunda pamusoro pavo musi waMay 5, 1862, paWilliamsburg, guta guru rekare rekoloni, iro raiva panzvimbo yakakwirira pakati peYork neJames Rivers inenge pasi pemuromo weChickahominy. MaConfederates akadzokera kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero ndokuyambuka Chickahominy pedyo nepfungwa apo New Kent, Henrico, uye Hanover matunhu muganhu mumwe nomumwe, munguva dzazvino uno anozivikanwa seBottoms Bridge. Chikamu cheuto reUnion chakavatevera, nepo zvimwe zvikamu zvakaramba zviri kumabvazuva kwerwizi. 