dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, hiː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmi fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə stˈæf ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈɪljəmz ɹˈoʊzkɹənz, kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðə kˈʌmbɚlənd.
During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army from 1862 to 1864 as a member of the staff of General Williams Rosecrans, commander of the Army of the Cumberland.