sˈaɪfɚɹ ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɪnðə jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ æz ɐ pɹˈaɪvət ɪn bˈæɾɚɹi ˈeɪ, fˈɜːst oʊhˈaɪoʊ lˈaɪt ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi məlˈɪʃə ɐ θɹˈiːmˈʌnθ jˈuːnɪt.
Sypher enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a private in Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Militia (a three-month unit).