Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Fort Kearny yaiva nhare yakavakwa munguva yeHondo Yenyika yeAmerica sechikamu chekudzivirirwa kweWashington, D.C. Iri pedyo neTenleytown, muDunhu reColumbia, yakazadza musiyano pakati peFort Reno neFort DeRussy kuchamhembe kweguta reWashington. Nhare yacho yakatumidzwa mukuremekedza Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny weUnion Army, uyo akaurayiwa pa
Hondo yeChantilly musi waSeptember 1, 1862. Mabhatiri matatu ezvombo (Battery Rossell, Battery Terrill, uye Battery Smead) akatsigira nhare, uye anoonekwa sechikamu chekudzivirira nhare.