kˈɛnədiz fˈɜːst ˈækʃən ɪn kəmˈænd əvɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt əkˈɜːd æɾə skˈɜːmɪʃ ɔnðə nˈaɪnmˈaɪl ɹˈoʊd nˌɪɹ ɹˈɪtʃmənd, vɜːdʒˈɪniə, ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pənˈɪnsjʊlə kæmpˈeɪn.
Kennedy's first action in command of a regiment occurred at a skirmish on the Nine-Mile Road near Richmond, Virginia, in June 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign.