dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv ɡˈɛɾɪsbˌɜːɡ ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, hiː wʌz sˈɜːvɪŋ æz kˈæptɪn ænd dʒˈʌdʒˈædvəkˌeɪt ɔnðə stˈæf ʌv mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈɪnfiːld skˈɑːt hˈæŋkɑːks ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː kˈɔːɹ.
During the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1–3, 1863, he was serving as captain and Judge-Advocate on the staff of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock's II Corps.