<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgoJuly 23, 1861 wabeka umyalo we-5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, futhi wanikezwa isikhundla sokuba u-colonel. I-regiment yokuqala kwakuyi-1st Regiment Colts Revolving Rifles yaseConnecticut futhi kwakufanele iqondiswe nguSamuel Colt, kodwa iyunithi ayikaze ingene enkundleni. Njengoba inhlangano yayo yehluleka, i-regiment yahlelwa kabusha ngoMeyi 1861. Ekuqaleni kukaMashi 1862, uFerry wahola amabutho akhe wawela uMfula iPotomac, wahlasela amaConfederate eWinchester, eVirginia. Lesi senzo kamuva sasizoholela kulokho okwakubizwa ngokuthi  <response>: Impi Yokuqala YaseWinchester. UFerry wanconywa kakhulu ngekhono lakhe njengomholi nanjengomeluleki wezempi. UFerry wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba u-brigadier general ngo-March 17, 1862. Wabe esebekwa ngaphansi komyalo kaJenene James Shields, owajoyina isigaba sakhe nesikaJenene Irvin McDowell. Kwakungaphansi kukaMcDowell lapho uFerry alwa khona eMpini Yokuqala yaseWinchester. UFerry waqhubeka esebenza ngaphansi kukaShields, ngesikhathi se-Valley Campaign. 