Ku dhammee weedha soo socota: Adeeggii ugu xiisaha badnaa ee "Alpha" wuxuu dhacay dabayaaqadii Janaayo 1865, markii inta badan maraakiibtii dagaalka ee Midowga ee awoodda badnayd ay ka baxeen James si ay uga qayb qaataan dagaal sokeeye
weerarkii Fort Fisher, North Carolina, kaasoo difaacay Wilmington, North Carolina, oo ahayd dekeddii ugu danbeysay ee furan ee koonfurta. Ciidamada badda ee Confederate-ka ee webigaas waxay ku sugnaayeen inta u dhaxeysa Richmond, Virginia, iyo khadka caqabadaha ee dhinaca James, iyagoo sugaya fursad ay kula dagaalamaan dhigooda Midowga shuruudo wanaagsan.