Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Vachitungamirirwa naJohnston, Mauto akabva angopinda muHondo Yokutanga yeManassas. Musi wa22 Gumiguru 1861, Dhipatimendi reNorthern Virginia rakagadzirwa zviri pamutemo, zvichipedza zviri pamutemo Hondo yePotomac. Dhipatimendi racho raiva nematunhu matatu: Aquia District, Potomac District, uye Valley District. Muna April 1862, dhipatimendi racho rakawedzerwa kuti ribatanidze Dhipatimendi reNorfolk nePeninsula (yeVirginia). Gen. Johnston pakupedzisira akamanikidzwa kuti aendese Mauto kumaodzanyemba kunodzivirira Richmond panguva yekuvhurwa kwePeninsula Campaign, kwavakaitisa kunonoka uye kudzivirira matekiniki kusvikira Johnston akuvara zvakaipisisa pa
Hondo yeSeven Pines.