ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, ɹˈiːsənt skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn baɪ mˈaɪkəl hˈælɚɹən ʃˈoʊz ðæt wˌaɪl ˈɑːɹmɪstˌɛd ænd bˈɪŋæm wɜː bˈoʊθ mˈeɪsənz, bˈɪŋæmz ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ wɪð ˈɑːɹmɪstˌɛd əkˈɜːd wˌaɪl ðə mˈɔːɹɾəli wˈuːndᵻd ˈɑːɹmɪstˌɛd wʌz bˌiːɪŋ kˈæɹid fɹʌmðə fˈiːld baɪ sˈɛvɹəl mˈɛn ænd hˈæpənd pjˈʊɹli baɪ tʃˈæns nˌɑːt bɪkˈʌz ʌv ˌɛni ɐpˈiːl ʌv mæsˈɑːnɪk sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns.
On the other hand, recent scholarship in 2010 by Michael Halleran shows that while Armistead and Bingham were both Masons, Bingham's encounter with Armistead occurred while the mortally wounded Armistead was being carried from the field by several men and happened purely by chance not because of any appeal of Masonic significance.