Ku sii qor faqradan adeegga ugu xiisaha badan ee "Alpha" wuxuu dhacay dabayaaqadii Janaayo 1865, markii inta badan maraakiibta dagaalka ee Midowga ee awoodda badan ay ka baxeen James si ay uga qaybqaataan weerarkii Fort Fisher
, Waqooyiga Carolina, oo difaacday Wilmington, Waqooyiga Carolina, dekeddii ugu dambaysay 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.