Ku dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Wuxuu si deg deg ah uga qayb qaatay 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 cararaya jagooyin ku yaal Wadada Nine Mile markii ay la kulmeen xubno ka tirsan Ciidanka Guud ee Major General Edwin V. Sumner
Saldhigga Savage, oo ilaalinayey ciidamada Midowga. Rasaas xoogan oo ka timid madaafiicda, Griffith waxaa dhaawac ka soo gaaray lugaha.