sˈɜːvd æz bˈoʊtsweɪnz mˈeɪt ˌɔn bˈoːɹd ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs.ˈɛs. wˈaɪɐndˌæŋk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ bˈoʊt ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ˌʌp mˈæɾɑːks kɹˈiːk, mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Wyandank during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, March 17, 1865.