hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɜːst bɐtˈæliən ʌvðə tˌɛnəsˈiː məlˈɪʃə, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə ɹˈæŋk ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti.
He was also a major of the First Battalion of the Tennessee Militia, having been elected to the rank around 1850.