ɐsˈaɪnd tuː , hiː ˈɜːnd ˈædmɜːɹəl dˈeɪvɪd dʒˈiː. fˈæɹɐɡˌʌts pɹˈeɪz fɔːɹ hɪz pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə ɹˈɛskjuː ʌv sɚvˈaɪvɚz fɹʌm ˈæftɚ ðæt mˈɑːnɪɾɚ hæd ɡɔn dˈaʊn, mˈaɪnd wɪðˌɪn ʌv kənfˈɛdɚɹət ɡˈʌnz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv mˈoʊbəl bˈeɪ.
Assigned to , he earned Admiral David G. Farragut's praise for his part in the rescue of survivors from  after that monitor had gone down, mined within  of Confederate guns during the Battle of Mobile Bay.