æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv stˈoʊnz ɹˈɪvɚɹ ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ɹˈeɪnz wʌz ʃˈɑːt θɹuː ðə hˈɑːɹt ænd kˈɪld ˈɪnstəntli wˌaɪl lˈiːdɪŋ hɪz bɹɪɡˈeɪd fˈɔːɹwɚd ɪn ɐn ɐtˈæk ɐɡˈɛnst jˈuːniən ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi.
At the Battle of Stones River on December 31, 1862, Rains was shot through the heart and killed instantly while leading his brigade forward in an attack against Union artillery.