Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Yayin da yake aiki a matsayin Seaman a cikin jirgin ruwa mai guba a ranar 29 ga Agusta, 1861, Swearer ya shiga cikin kama Fort Clark a Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Domin aikinsa a lokacin wannan aikin, wanda aka sani da Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries
, An ba Swearer lambar yabo ta girmamawa a ranar 3 ga Afrilu, 1863.