Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJune 26, 1861, Baxter akanyoresa nokuda kweHondo Yenyika yeAmerica, achibatanidzwa ne12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry somuvhiyi wehondo. Akashanda kusvikira muna April, 1862, paakagadzwa kuva chiremba webrigade muuto rePotomac. Akatora chikamu muPeninsula Campaign, kusanganisira Hondo dzeYorktown, Hanover Court House, uye
Seven Pines.