hiː kəmˈændᵻd ðə sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs dʒˈeɪmztaʊn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv hˈæmptən ɹˈoʊdz, ðə fˈeɪməs bˈæɾəl wɪððə , dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː kˈæptʃɚd tˈuː bɹˈɪɡz ænd ɐn ɐkˈɑːmæk skˈuːnɚɹ ˈɔf nˈuːpoːɹt nˈuːz pˈɔɪnt wˌaɪl ðə sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs vɜːdʒˈɪniə hˈɛld ðə jˈuːniən nˈeɪviz ɐtˈɛnʃən.
He commanded the CSS Jamestown during the Battle of Hampton Roads, the famous battle with the , during which he captured two brigs and an Accomac schooner off Newport News Point while the CSS Virginia held the Union Navy's attention.