text_original: It was then our sharpshooters crept up boldly to within thirty yards of them  nay, it seemed as if they lay under the very walls of the fort. And through the night the figure of the Colonel himself was often seen amongst them, praising their markmanship, pleading with every man not to expose himself without cause. He spied me where I had wormed myself behind the foot board of a picket fence beneath the cannon port of a blockhouse.
text_transcription: IT WAS THEN OUR SHARPSHOOTERS CREPT UP BOLDLY TO WITHIN THIRTY YARDS OF THEM NAY IT SEEMED AS IF THEY LAY UNDER THE VERY WALLS OF THE FORT AND THROUGH THE NIGHT THE FIGURE OF THE COLONEL HIMSELF WAS OFTEN SEEN AMONGST THEM PRAISING THEIR MARKSMANSHIP PLEADING WITH EVERY MAN NOT TO EXPOSE HIMSELF WITHOUT CAUSE HE SPIED ME WHERE I HAD WORMED MYSELF BEHIND THE FOOT BOARD OF A PICKETENCE BENEATH THE CANNON PORT OF A BLOCK HOUSE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn ˌaʊɚ ʃˈɑːɹpʃuːɾɚz kɹˈɛpt ˌʌp bˈoʊldli tʊ wɪðˌɪn θˈɜːɾi jˈɑːɹdz ʌv ðˌɛm nˈeɪ, ɪt sˈiːmd æz ɪf ðeɪ lˈeɪ ˌʌndɚ ðə vˈɛɹi wˈɔːlz ʌvðə fˈɔːɹt. ænd θɹuː ðə nˈaɪt ðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɜːnəl hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz ˈɔfən sˈiːn ɐmˈʌŋst ðˌɛm, pɹˈeɪzɪŋ ðɛɹ mˈɑːɹkmənʃˌɪp, plˈiːdɪŋ wɪð ˈɛvɹi mˈæn nˌɑːt tʊ ɛkspˈoʊz hɪmsˈɛlf wɪðˌaʊt kˈɔːz. hiː spˈaɪd mˌiː wˌɛɹ aɪ hæd wˈɜːmd maɪsˈɛlf bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə fˈʊt bˈɔːɹd əvə pˈɪkɪt fˈɛns bᵻnˌiːθ ðə kˈænən pˈɔːɹt əvə blˈɑːkhaʊs.