mˈʌlᵻnz əpˈoʊzd sˈʌðɚn sɛsˈɛʃən æt ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ænd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmi æz ɐn ɐdvˈaɪzɚ tə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈɪljəm ɹˈoʊzkɹənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ.
Mullins opposed Southern secession at the outbreak of the Civil War, and served in the Union Army as an advisor to General William Rosecrans during the war.