Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I uru a Wilshire ki te Ope Taua o te Uniana hei rangatira nui i roto i te Kotahi rau e rua tekau ma ono o nga Rima, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, a i mahi mai i te Hurae 16, 1862. Whai muri i te Siege o Vicksburg, i tukuna tana rerenga ki Arkansas me te Little Rock Campaign
i raro i te mana o te rangatira o te hoia a Frederick Steele. I wehe ia i te Hōngongoi 16, 1864 na nga take hauora.