On June 23–24, 1862, President Lincoln made an unannounced visit to West Point, where he spent five hours consulting with Scott regarding the handling of the Civil War and the staffing of the War Department.
ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti θɹˈiː twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, pɹˈɛzɪdənt lˈɪŋkən mˌeɪd ɐn ʌnɐnˈaʊnst vˈɪzɪt tə wˈɛst pˈɔɪnt, wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɛnt fˈaɪv ˈaʊɚz kənsˈʌltɪŋ wɪð skˈɑːt ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə hˈændlɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ ænd ðə stˈæfɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.