hiː wʌz ɹˌiːɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, bˌʌt ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɛnət fˈeɪld tə kənfˈɜːm ðə kəmˈɪʃən ɪnðə sˈɛʃən ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ɪɾ ɛkspˈaɪɚd ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
He was reappointed on March 30, 1863, but the United States Senate failed to confirm the commission in the session in which he was nominated and it expired on March 30, 1864.