Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nekuda kwedare rake rehondo, Riker aisakwanisa kutungamira chikwata chake panguva yekufambira mberi paManassas kutanga kwaKurume 1862, asi akakwanisa kutungamira varume vake gare gare mwedzi iwoyo kuFort Monroe, pamwe nevamwe vese veArmy of the Potomac, sechikamu cheMcClellan's Peninsula Campaign. Riker akatungamirira chikwata chake muchiito paHondo yeWilliamsburg ne
Hondo yeFair Oaks muna May 1862.