ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ɐ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt fɚðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən stˈɑːɹ nˈoʊɾᵻd ðæt sˈɪns ðə tˈɛnjɚɹ ʌv dˈeɪvi kɹˈɑːkɪt ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, ˈiːtʃ əv tˌɛnəsˈiːz kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃənz hæd ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd æt lˈiːst wˌʌn "mˌaʊntɪnˈɪɹ kˈæɹɪktɚ," ænd ðæt kɹˈʌtʃfiːld fˈɪld ðɪs ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə fˈɔːɹɾiθˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
In 1873, a correspondent for the Washington Star noted that since the tenure of Davy Crockett in the 1830s, each of Tennessee's congressional delegations had included at least one "mountaineer character," and that Crutchfield filled this role in the Forty-third Congress.