ɐ sˈʌðɚn jˈuːniənˌɪst, hiː wʌz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ænd dʒˈeɪld baɪ kənfˈɛdɚɹət ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst fjˈuː mˈʌnθs ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
A Southern Unionist, he was arrested and jailed by Confederate authorities during the first few months of the Civil War in 1861.