Buuxi weedha soo socota: Porter waxaa loo magacaabay inuu noqdo caawiye guud oo hoos yimaada Gideon J. Billada, wuxuuna gacan ka geystay abaabulka Ciidanka Ku-meelgaarka ah ee Tennessee. Kadib markii ciidankan lagu daray ciidanka weyn ee Confederate, Porter waxaa loo qoondeeyay General Benjamin F. Cheatham. Markuu ahaa madaxa shaqaalaha Cheatham, Porter wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay dagaaladii Belmont,
Shiloh, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, iyo duulaankii Atlanta.