His left hand was shot through in a duel on December 29, 1861, but he continued to duel into 1863 by which time his arm was also paralyzed.
hɪz lˈɛft hˈænd wʌz ʃˈɑːt θɹuː ɪn ɐ dˈuːəl ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, bˌʌt hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə dˈuːəl ˌɪntʊ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː baɪ wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm hɪz ˈɑːɹm wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈæɹəlˌaɪzd.