Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika yeAmerica, Sedgwick akanga achishanda somukuru mukuru uye mutevedzeri womukuru mukuru weDhipatimendi reMasoja reWashington. Akapotsa chiito chokutanga chehondo paHondo Yokutanga yeBull Run, achipora kubva kucholera. Akakwidziridzwa kuva brigadier general musi waAugust 31, 1861, akatungamira 2nd brigade yeMaj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman's division muuto rePotomac, ipapo chikamu chake, icho chakasarudzwa chikamu chechipiri cheII Corps yePeninsula Campaign. MuVirginia, akarwa paYorktown neSeven Pines
. Munguva yeHondo yeMazuva Manomwe, divi raSedgwick rakarwa paSavage's Station neGlendale, richikuvadzwa muhondo yekupedzisira. Pashure peHondo Yemazuva Manomwe, akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru mukuru. II Corps nechikamu chaSedgwick havana kubatanidzwa muNorthern Virginia Campaign.