sˌʌm sˈoːɹsᵻz ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðæt hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐkˈædəmi ɔːɹ tɹænsɪlvˈeɪniə kˈɑːlɪdʒ æz ɐ kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ʌv dʒˈɛfɚsən dˈeɪvɪs, bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ɹˈɛkɚd ðæt hiː ɪntˈɛndᵻd ˈiːðɚ.
Some sources indicate that he attended the United States Military Academy or Transylvania College as a contemporary of Jefferson Davis, but there is no record that he intended either.