hiː wʌz kˈɪld wˌaɪl lˈiːdɪŋ hɪz bɹɪɡˈeɪd æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv stˈoʊnz ɹˈɪvɚ mˈɜːfɹiːsbɚɹˌoʊ ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts sˈɛnət ˈæktᵻd ˌɔn hɪz nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən.
He was killed while leading his brigade at the Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro) on December 31, 1862, before the Confederate States Senate acted on his nomination.