hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz æz dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə sˈɪvəl kəmˈɪʃən kˈoːɹt æt mˈɛmfɪs, tˌɛnəsˈiː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
He was appointed by the military authorities as judge of the civil commission court at Memphis, Tennessee in 1863.