ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪks wˈiːks ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm bˈɛlɪvjˌuː hˈɑːspɪɾəl mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi, lˈiːl hæd tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə wˈuːndᵻd kəmˈɪʃənd ˈɑːfɪsɚz wˈɔːɹd æt ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn ˈɑːɹmɚɹi skwˈɛɹ, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˌiːsˈiː.
In April 1865, about six weeks after graduating from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York City, Leale had charge of the Wounded Commissioned Officers' Ward at the United States Army General Hospital in Armory Square, Washington, DC.