text_original: On the 16th I write:   "We move up slowly, and as we go we fortify our camps by a continuous line of breastworks of logs, brush, and earthwork. The newspaper reporters have kept you unnecessarily alarmed about the battle '_which could not be delayed a day longer_,' and yet it has been delayed for a month. When it is to come off I do not know, or whether it is at all.
text_transcription: ON THE SIXTEENTH I WRITE WE MOVE UP SLOWLY AND AS WE GO WE FORTIFY OUR CAMPS BY A CONTINUOUS LINE OF BREASTWORK OF LOGS BRUSH AND EARTHWORK THE NEWSPAPER REPORTERS HAVE KEPT YOU UNNECESSARILY ALARMED ABOUT THE BATTLE WHICH COULD NOT BE DELAYED A DAY LONGER AND YET IT HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR A MONTH WHEN IT IS TO COME OFF I DO NOT KNOW OR WHETHER IT IS AT ALL
phonemes: ɔnðə sˈɪkstiːnθ aɪ ɹˈaɪt:   "wiː mˈuːv ˌʌp slˈoʊli, ænd æz wiː ɡˌoʊ wiː fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪ ˌaʊɚ kˈæmps baɪ ɐ kəntˈɪnjuːəs lˈaɪn ʌv bɹˈɛstwɜːks ʌv lˈɔɡz, bɹˈʌʃ, ænd ˈɜːθwɜːk. ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾɚz hæv kˈɛpt juː ʌnnˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɐlˈɑːɹmd ɐbˌaʊt ðə bˈæɾəl wˌɪtʃ kʊd nˌɑːt biː dᵻlˈeɪd ɐ dˈeɪ lˈɔŋɡɚ,ænd jˈɛt ɪt hˈæzbiːn dᵻlˈeɪd fɚɹə mˈʌnθ. wˌɛn ɪɾ ɪz tə kˈʌm ˈɔf aɪ duːnˌɑːt nˈoʊ, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚɹ ɪɾ ɪz æɾ ˈɔːl.