mˈʌlən, sˈiːɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚ hˌuː wʌz æt ðæt tˈaɪm nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ˈeɪbəl tə kˈiːp ˌʌp ænd wʌz bᵻlˌoʊ ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ, dʒˈʌmpt ˌoʊvɚbˈoːɹd ænd bɹˈɔːt ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚ tə ðə bˈoʊt, ðɛɹbˈaɪ ɹˈɛskjuːɪŋ hˌɪm fɹʌm dɹˈaʊnɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ bɹˈeɪv ˈækʃən ɛntˈaɪɾəld hˌɪm tə wˈɛɹ ɐ bˈɑːɹ ɔnðə mˈɛdəl hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɹᵻsˈiːvd æt mˈæɾɑːks kɹˈiːk, sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
Mullen, seeing an officer who was at that time no longer able to keep up and was below the surface of the water, jumped overboard and brought the officer to the boat, thereby rescuing him from drowning, which brave action entitled him to wear a bar on the medal he had already received at Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865.