fˈaɪnəli ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ hɪz kəmˈɪʃən æz bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, hiː wʌz plˈeɪst ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv jˈuːniən tɹˈuːps ɪn hɪz hˈoʊm stˈeɪt ʌv kɛntˈʌki ænd ˈɔːɹdɚd tə wˈɑːtʃ ðə mˈuːvmənts ʌv kənfˈɛdɚɹət bɹˈɪɡ.
Finally receiving his commission as brigadier general, he was placed in charge of Union troops in his home state of Kentucky and ordered to watch the movements of Confederate Brig.