hiː wʌzɐ jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmi ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, fˈɔːt ɪn sˌʌm ʌvðə kˈiː bˈæɾəlz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts mˈɪlətˌɛɹiz hˈaɪɪst ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ vˈælɚ, ðə mˈɛdəl ʌv ˈɑːnɚ, fɔːɹ hɪz ˈækʃənz æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə wˈɪldɚnəs.
He was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, fought in some of the key battles of the war and received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness.