hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk æz kəmˈɪʃənɚ tə ɹˈeɪz ænd ɪkwˈɪp tɹˈuːps fɚðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
He was appointed in 1862 by the governor of New York as commissioner to raise and equip troops for the Civil War.