hiː kəmˈændᵻd ðə sˈɛkənd dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv sˈaʊθiːst mɪzˈʊɹɹi bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː ænd hɪz dᵻvˈɪʒən wɜː tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðə tˌɛnəsˈiː æz ðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪnðə ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːtiːn kˈɔːɹ.
He commanded the 2nd Division of the Army of Southeast Missouri before he and his division were transferred to the Army of the Tennessee as the 14th Division in the XIII Corps.