hiː wʌz ɐn ˈeɪddəkˈæmp ɔnðə stˈæf ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚ bˈiːvɚɹ ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə wɪððə ɹˈæŋk ʌv luːtˈɛnəntkˈɜːnəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He was an aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1885.