hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ðə fˈɔːɹʌnɚɹ ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː ɪn nˈɑːksvɪl, stˈʌdid lˈɔː, ænd wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
He attended East Tennessee University (the forerunner of the University of Tennessee) in Knoxville, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1848.