Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguva yechando ya1861<unk>62, Hampton's Legion yakapiwa mutungamiri Gustavus W. Smith. Chikamu chaSmith chakaperekedza vamwe vese veArmy of Northern Virginia yaJoseph E. Johnston pasi peVirginia Peninsula kubatsira muSiege yeYorktown (1862) Johnston asati aenda kuRichmond. Musi waMay 23, 1862, Hampton akasimudzirwa kuva brigadier general. Pa
Muhondo yeSeven Pines musi waMay 31, 1862, akakuvadzwa zvakaipisisa mutsoka, asi achiri pasi pemoto, akaramba ari pabhiza rake apo tsoka yake yaive ichirapwa. Hampton akadzokera kubasa munguva yekuzadza semutungamiri weboka revashandi veStonewall Jackson pakuguma kweZviitiko zveMazuva Manomwe, kunyange zvazvo bhiriji rakanga risina kunyanya kubatana.