bˈɪŋæm ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɪnðə jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmi ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ kəmˈɪʃən æz ɐ fˈɜːst luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾiəθ pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ ˈɪnfəntɹi ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
Bingham enlisted in the Union Army and received a commission as a first lieutenant in the 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1862.