 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Paaive achishanda semufambisi wengarava ari mungarava yemhepo-yehondo musi waAugust 29, 1861, Swearer akapinda mukutora Fort Clark paHatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Nokuda kwebasa rake munguva yechiito ichi, chinozivikanwa seHondo yeHatteras Inlet Batteries, Swearer akapiwa Medal of Honor musi waApril 3, 1863. 