<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chirongwa chacho chakabatanidzwa mubasa reHurumende musi waJuly 12, 1861, uye chakaenda kunzvimbo yehondo, chichisvika pedyo nePotomac musi waAugust 25. Musi waGumiguru 21, yakabatanidzwa nekurasikirwa kwakanyanya pakati pezvose zveFederal regiments paHondo yeBalls Bluff. Muchirimo cha1862, yakaitwa chikamu cheII Corps yeHondo yePotomac uye yakaiperekedza panguva yePeninsular Campaign, ichibatanidzwa muhondo dzeSeven Pines,  <response>: Savages Station, uye Glendale nokurasikirwa kuduku. Muna April 1862, 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters yakabatanidzwa nehurumende, ichishumira nayo kusvikira kuchirimo cha 1863. Ichipedza nguva zhinji yezhizha paHarrisons Landing, yakabva muna August panguva chaiyo yokurasikirwa neHondo yeChipiri yeBull Run. Chirongwa ichi chakazoenda kuMaryland Campaign, uko kwakarwiswa neConfederates muhondo yeAntietam, ichirasikirwa neanopfuura 50 evarume vayo mazana matanhatu. Munguva yeHondo yeFredericksburg, yakachengetedzwa kunze kwekurwiswa kukuru paMaryes Heights uye yakatambura kurasikirwa kushoma. Hondo yeGettysburg yakawana hurumende ichipesana nekurwiswa kweHondo yeNorthern Virginia musi waJuly 2 na3, 1863, nekurasikirwa kukuru. Pakazosvika 1864, simba rehurumende rakanga radzikira, asi rakanga richiri kutarisana nemushandirapamwe wakaomarara nechiito paThe Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, uye Siege yePetersburg. Pakazosvika June 22, chikwata chacho chakanga chava kungokwanisa kutumira maofficial nevarume 75. Boka duku iri rakabatwa vakawanda musi iwoyo pavakapoteredzwa neuto reConfederate paJerusalem Plank Road. Vapukunyuki uye parolees vakaunganidzwa kunze kwebasa reFederal musi waChikunguru 26, 1864, nevanozvitora uye vanopindazve vachiendeswa ku20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. 