hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, wˌɛɹ hiː kəmˈændᵻd fˈɔːɹt jˈuːniən fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ænd lˈɛd ˈɛfɚts ɪn ðæt ɹˈiːdʒən tə pɚsˈuː ænd sʌbdˈuː ðɪ ɐpˈætʃi.
He was sent to the New Mexico Territory, where he commanded Fort Union from 1870 to 1873, and led efforts in that region to pursue and subdue the Apache.