hɪz dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə ɡˈæp pɹˈuːvd vˈaɪɾəl, æz ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn kəmplˈiːtli lˈɔst tə ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹəts mˈʌtʃ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
His defense of the gap proved vital, as east Tennessee would have been completely lost to the Confederates much earlier in 1862.