Sanadkii xigay, Hawley wuxuu hogaaminayay guuto ka tirsan General Truman Seymour dagaalkii Olustee ee Florida. Isaga iyo raggiisa waxaa loo wareejiyay safka hore ee Virginia iyagoo qayb ka ah qeybta Terry, X Corps, Army of the James. wuxuu ahaa dagaalyahankii
Drewry's Bluff, Deep Run, Derbytown Road, iyo falalka kale ee u dhow Bermuda Hundred iyo Deep Bottom. Iyada oo furitaanno ay abuureen khasaaraha iyo dib-u-habeynta dagaalka, Hawley wuxuu amar ku bixiyay qeyb inta lagu gudajiray go'doominta Petersburg waxaana loo dallacsiiyay bishii Sebtember 1864 sarkaal guuto oo mutadawiciin ah. Hawley wuxuu ka walwalsan yahay ilaalinta nabadda inta lagu guda jiro doorashooyinka Nofeembar, Hawley wuxuu amar ku siiyay guuto si taxaddar leh loo soo xulay oo loo diray Magaalada New York si loo ilaaliyo geedi socodka doorashada.