Kammala wannan jumla: A watan Afrilu na 1864 an ba wa Dr Whistler wani aiki na filin, ya zama mataimakin likitan likitanci a 1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment ko "Rifles na Orr". Da ya isa matsayinsa a kan lokaci don yakin Spotsylvania Court House ya yi kyakkyawan ra'ayi a kan sabbin abokan aikinsa "[ya umurci] bawansa ya ɗauki dokinsa a baya kuma daga cikin haɗari, yayin da ya kasance tare da layin yaƙi har sai ya shiga Bloody Angle, kuma an tsare shi don kula da waɗanda suka faɗi a cikin cajin. " Ya shiga cikin yaƙe-yaƙe na Jericho Ford, Riddle Shop, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Fussell's Mill,
Tashar Ream da gonar Jones.