æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv kˈɑːʔn̩ plˈænt ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, hˈoʊviz bˈædli aʊtnˈʌmbɚd ˌɪlənˈɔɪ ænd wɪskˈɑːnsɪn ˈɪnfəntɹi ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli ɹᵻpˈʌlst ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv pˈʊɹli ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɐtˈæks baɪ kənfˈɛdɚɹət kˈɑːl. wˈɪljəm ˈeɪtʃ. pˈɑːɹsənzᵻz tˈuː tˈɛksəs kˈævəlɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənts.
At the Battle of Cotton Plant in July 1862, Hovey's badly outnumbered Illinois and Wisconsin infantry repeatedly repulsed a series of poorly organized attacks by Confederate Col. William H. Parsons's two Texas cavalry regiments.