Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Woon akaberekwa muna 1823 muEngland, akatamira kuUnited States uye akanga achigara muNew York paakapinda muU.S. Navy. Akashanda mukati meHondo yeVanhu somuperekedzi womubati wechikepe uye kaputeni wepfuti pa Pa
Muhondo yeGrand Gulf, Mississippi, musi waApril 29, 1863, "akanga ava mumazuva akati kuti ari muhammock yake nemhaka yokurwara, asi akaramba achida uye akatora mutungamiriri wepfuti yaakanga ari kaputeni wayo; akarwa kwemaawa anopfuura maviri, uye akaisiya chete apo akanga asingachakwanisi kumira". Nokuda kwechiito ichi, akapiwa Medal of Honor mwedzi mishomanana gare gare musi waJuly 10, 1863.