hiː wʌz mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪnθ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə məlˈɪʃə, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi sˈɜːvɪs ʌv sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː wɛn pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə fˈɛlt θɹˈɛʔn̩d baɪ ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈiː. lˈiː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈɛɹɪlˌænd kæmpˈeɪn.
He was major of the Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, during the emergency service of September 1862 when Pennsylvania felt threatened by Robert E. Lee during the Maryland Campaign.