ɐ stˈɔːntʃ jˈuːniənˌɪst, hiː wʌzɐ dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt fɹʌm tˌɛnəsˈiː tʊ ɐ pˈiːs kˈɑːnfɹəns hˈɛld ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː., ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɚt tə dɪvˈaɪz ɐ mˈiːnz tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɪ ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ wˈɔːɹ.
A staunch Unionist, he was a delegate from Tennessee to a peace conference held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise a means to prevent the impending war.