Waxa uu dhawaan ka qeyb galay Dagaalkii Todobada Maalmood ee ka dhacay meel u dhow Richmond, Virginia. Dagaalkan ayaa waxaa ku dhaawacmay General Griffith. Bishii Juun 29, 1862, Griffith iyo raggiisu waxay daba socdeen askarta Midowga ee ka soo laabtay jagooyinkii Nine Mile Road markii ay la kulmeen xubno ka tirsan Major General Edwin V. Sumner's II Corps meel u dhow Saldhigga Savage
, kuwaas oo ilaalinayay ciidamada Midowga ee dib u gurashada. Rasaas xoogan oo ay fureen ciidamada qalabka sida, ayaa Griffith waxaa dhaawac ka soo gaaray lugaha oo uu ka soo gaaray xabad.