<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Naphezu kobusha bakhe, uKirkland wabhalisa ebuthweni le-Confederate Army ngo-1861, ngemva nje kokumenyezelwa kwempi, ngaphambi kwabafowabo abadala. Waqale wabelwa e-Company E, 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, kodwa kamuva wadluliselwa e-Company G ye-regiment efanayo, futhi wakhushulwa waba yisikhulu. Waqala ukusebenza ngesikhathi seMpi Yokuqala yaseBull Run iManassas Yokuqala, futhi kamuva eMpini yeSiteshi seSavage  <response>: , Battle for Maryland Heights and Battle of Antietam, ngesikhathi lapho kwabulawa khona abangane bakhe abaningi abaseduze baseKershaw County. 