ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, wˌaɪl kəmˈændɪŋ ɐ lˈændɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾi wˌɪtʃ dɹˈoʊv kənfˈɛdɚɹət ʃˈɑːɹpʃuːɾɚz fɹʌmðə ɹˈɪvɚ bˈæŋks æt hˈeɪnz blˈʌf, hiː pˈɜːsənəli kˈæptʃɚd ɐ sˈʌðɚn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪn hˈændtəhˈænd kˈɑːmbæt.
On April 30, 1863, while commanding a landing party which drove Confederate sharpshooters from the river banks at Haines Bluff, he personally captured a Southern officer in hand-to-hand combat.