text_original: A member of the War Board that never missed an evening was Captain William Blackman, as he appeared on the roster of Civil War veterans; "Cap" or "Captain Billy" as he was known at the Paradise  "Captain If" as he came to be known a long time before we went into the war.
text_transcription: A MEMBER OF THE WAR BOARD THAT NEVER MISSED AN EVENING WAS CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLACKMAN AS HE APPEARED ON THE ROSTO OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS CAP OR CAPTAIN BILLY AS HE WAS KNOWN AT THE PARADISE CAPTAIN IF AS HE CAME TO BE KNOWN A LONG TIME BEFORE HE WENT INTO THE WAR
phonemes: ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ bˈɔːɹd ðæt nˈɛvɚ mˈɪst ɐn ˈiːvnɪŋ wʌz kˈæptɪn wˈɪljəm blˈækmən, æz hiː ɐpˈɪɹd ɔnðə ɹˈɑːstɚɹ ʌv sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ vˈɛɾɚɹənz; "kˈæp" ɔːɹ "kˈæptɪn bˈɪli" æz hiː wʌz nˈoʊn æt ðə pˈæɹədˌaɪs  "kˈæptɪn ɪf" æz hiː kˈeɪm təbi nˈoʊn ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm bᵻfˌɔːɹ wiː wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɔːɹ.