Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An sanya 71st zuwa II Corps a lokaci don shiga cikin 1862 Peninsula Campaign. A lokacin Yakin Kwanaki Bakwai, ya yi hare-hare da yawa, ya rasa jami'ai da maza da yawa. Bayan sun isa Harrison's Landing, kamfanonin L, M, N, P, da R sun haɗu cikin kamfanoni goma na farko. An tura rundunar, tare da sauran sojojin Potomac, zuwa arewacin Virginia. A nan ne 71 ya yi yaƙi a yakin Bull Run na biyu da
Chantilly. - Ta yaya kuka sani? Ya taimaka wajen rufe koma bayan Pope. A yakin Antietam a watan Satumba, rundunar ta rasa kashi ɗaya bisa uku na ƙarfinta. Har ila yau, ya sha wahala sosai a yakin Fredericksburg a watan Disamba.