dᵻspˈaɪt sᵻvˈɪɹ dˈæmɪdʒ tə hɪz ʃˈɪp ænd ðə lˈɔs ʌv sˈɛvɹəl mˈɛn ˌɔn bˈoːɹd æz ˈɛnəmi fˈaɪɚ ɹˈeɪkt hɜː dˈɛks fɹʌm stˈɛm tə stˈɜːn, kˈuːpɚ fˈɔːt hɪz ɡˈʌn wɪð skˈɪl ænd kˈɜːɹɪdʒ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə fjˈʊɹɹiəs bˈæɾəl wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə sɚɹˈɛndɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈaɪz ɹˈɛbəl ɹˈæm tˌɛnəsˈiː ænd ɪnðə dˈæmɪdʒɪŋ ænd dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv bˈæɾɚɹiz æt fˈɔːɹt mˈɔːɹɡən.
Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Cooper fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.