ðə sˈɛkənd ɐwˈɔːɹd wʌzɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt əvən ˌæksɪdˈɛntəl fˈaɪɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈuːpɚɹ ɐdvˈænst θɹuː ðə bˈɜːnɪŋ ˈɛɹiə ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɹˈɛskjuː ɐ wˈuːndᵻd mˈæn fɹʌm sˈɜːʔn̩ dˈɛθ ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti sˈɪks, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
The second award was a result of an accidental fire in which Cooper advanced through the burning area in order to rescue a wounded man from certain death on April 26, 1865.