Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi waJune 26, 1861, Baxter akanyoresa kuti apinde muHondo Yenyika yeAmerica, achibatanidzwa ne12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry semuchina wokuvhiya. Akashanda kusvikira muna April, 1862, paakagadzwa kuva chiremba webrigade muuto rePotomac. Akatora chikamu muPeninsula Campaign, kusanganisira Hondo dzeYorktown, Hanover Court House, uye Seven Pines
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