ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm, hiː plˈeɪd ɐ kˈiː ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː pˈoʊst ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, wˌɛɹ wˈɪljəm tˈiː. ʃˈɜːmən ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt hˈoʊvi hɐdbɪn "wˈuːndᵻd ɪn hɪz ˈɑːɹm baɪ ɐ ʃˈɛl, bˌʌt kəntˈɪnjuːd ænd stˈɪl kəntˈɪnjuːz tə kəmˈænd hɪz bɹɪɡˈeɪd."
In the interim, he played a key role in the capture of Arkansas Post in January 1863, where William T. Sherman reported that Hovey had been "wounded in his arm by a shell, but continued and still continues to command his Brigade."