ɪn hɪz mˈɛmwɑːɹz, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fˈɪlɪp ˈeɪtʃ. ʃˈɛɹɪdən ɹˈoʊt ðæt kɹˈʌtʃfiːldz "dɪvˈoʊʃən tə ðə jˈuːniən kˈɔːz nˈuː nˈoʊ bˈaʊndz," ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən hiː pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd æz kɹˈɪɾɪkəl tə ðə jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmiz səksˈɛs ɪnðə tʃˈɪkɐmˌɔːɡə kæmpˈeɪn.
In his memoirs, General Philip H. Sheridan wrote that Crutchfield's "devotion to the Union cause knew no bounds," and described the information he provided as critical to the Union Army's success in the Chickamauga Campaign.