Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Dilger akambomira oga kwenguva yakati nepfuti ichipfura zvombo zvinopfura kaviri pavapanduki vacho, ipapo akazvimbirira kuti atize sezvo vaConfederate vakamupoteredza. Matatu emabhiza ake epfuti akapfurwa akafa, uye paakaziva kuti pfuti yacho yaisagona kufambiswa, aifanira kuisiya. General Howard akatsiva zvishoma kuita kwake kusina kukwana pamberi pehondo noushingi hwake hwokuedza kuunganidza mauto. Akamira achishevedzera uye achizunza mureza waiva pasi petsvimbo yoruoko rwake rwakanga rwabviswa rwakanga rwaparadzwa paHondo yeSeven Pines
muna 1862, achiregeredza ngozi yokupfurwa kwepfuti kwakasimba, asi akakwanisa kuunganidza mapoka maduku bedzi amauto kuti arambe asati aputsika. Boka raColonel Adolf Buschbeck rakaita chiito chokupedzisira pamwe chete nezvombo zvaDilger. Ivowo vaifanira kudzokera shure, asi vakaramba vakarongeka sezvavaienda.