Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ya shiga rundunar sojojin Amurka a watan Satumbar 1861 a matsayin kyaftin, yana umurni da kamfani wanda ya tayar a matsayin wani ɓangare na 92 na New York Volunteer Infantry. Ya shiga cikin fadace-fadace da dama, ciki har da
Fair Oaks, Kwana bakwai, da kuma Petersburg. Ya ji rauni a Petersburg, kuma an cire shi a matsayin mai kula da kwamandan a watan Disamba, 1864.