Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakatanga Hondo Yenyika Yose, Brooks akagadzwa kuva mukuru mukuru wemauto anozvipira muna September 1861. Akatungamira 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division ye IV Corps muPeninsula Campaign, uye 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division yeVI Corps paZvita zveMazuva manomwe, kwaakakuvadzwa muhondo yeSavage's Station
. Achipora, akatangazve kutungamira brigade yake yeMaryland Campaign uye akatungamira varume vake paCrampton's Gap, kwavakabata mureza wehondo yeConfederate yaive ye16th Virginia Infantry. Muhondo yeAntietam, brigade yaBrooks yaive yakanyanya kuchengetedza, kunyangwe iri pasi pe "kupisa kwepfuti uye vapfuri" kwemaawa makumi mana nemasere.