With the close of the war, he was given a brevet promotion to major general "for gallant and meritorious conduct in battle, particularly at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863.
wɪððə klˈoʊs ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ bɹˈɛvɪt pɹəmˈoʊʃən tə mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl "fɔːɹ ɡˈælənt ænd mˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹiəs kˈɑːndʌkt ɪn bˈæɾəl, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli æɾ ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː pˈoʊst, dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ɪlˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.