dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə wˈɪldɚnəs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˌoʊvɚlˈænd kæmpˈeɪn, ˌɔn mˈeɪ sˈɪks, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, æz kˈæptɪn ʌv kˈʌmpəni dʒˈiː, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾiəθ pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ˈɪnfəntɹi, hiː "ɹˈælid ænd lˈɛd ˌɪntʊ ˈækʃən ɐ pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə tɹˈuːps hˌuː hæd ɡˈɪvən wˈeɪ ˌʌndɚ fˈɪɹs ɐsˈɔlts ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi."
During the Battle of the Wilderness during the Virginia Overland Campaign, on May 6, 1864, as captain of Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, he "rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given way under fierce assaults of the enemy."