Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Qoriga tareenka ee ugu horeeyay ee dagaalka loo adeegsaday wuxuu ahaa 32-pounder Brooke Navy rifle oo lagu rakibay baabuur dabaq ah oo lagu ilaaliyay bir bir ah. Bishii Juun 29, 1862, Robert E. Lee wuxuu qoriga ku riixay tareenka Richmond iyo York River line (oo markii dambe qayb ka ahaa Southern Railway) waxaana loo adeegsaday
Dagaalkii Saldhigga Savage si uu u farageliyo qorshayaasha General George McClellan ee howlgallada go'doominta ee ka dhanka ah Richmond inta lagu gudajiro horumarka Midowga ee Jasiiradda.