Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika yeAmerica, Poe akabatsira kuronga vazvipiri vokuOhio; gare gare, akaitwa nhengo yaMaj. Gen. George B. McClellan's staff kumadokero kweVirginia uye akatora rutivi muRich Mountain campaign. Akaenda naMcClellan kuWashington ndokubatsira nokuronga kudzivirira guta guru. Akakwidziridzwa kuva colonel wevazvipiri muna September, akaiswa mukutungamira kwe2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Akavadzidzisa zvinobudirira kubva kuYorktown kuburikidza ne
Hondo yeSeven Pines panguva yePeninsula Campaign; akazowana basa rekutungamira bhiriji pamberi peNorthern Virginia Campaign ya1862. Boka rake rakasimbisa kurudyi kwakanyanya kwemutsara weUnited paAugust 29-30 hondo yechipiri yeBull Run asi yakangobatanidzwa zvishoma. Mazuva akati gare gare musi waSeptember 1, Poe nevarume vake vakapinda muHondo yeChantilly. Boka rake rakanga riripo, asi rakanga risina kushanda panguva yeDecember 1862 Hondo yeFredericksburg.