ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, kɹˈʌtʃfiːld dʒˈɔɪnd fˈɛloʊ tʃˈætɐnˌuːɡəˈɛɹiə jˈuːniənˌɪsts ˈælfɹɪd kˈeɪt ænd dˈænjəl sˈiː. tɹˈuːhɪt æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə hˈæməltən kˈaʊnti dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən æt ðə ɹᵻvˈaɪvd ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn nˈɑːksvɪl.
In April 1864, Crutchfield joined fellow Chattanooga-area Unionists Alfred Cate and Daniel C. Trewhitt as part of the Hamilton County delegation at the revived East Tennessee Convention in Knoxville.