text_original: Sherman laments that "the advance on Corinth had occupied all of the month of May, the most beautiful and valuable month of the year for campaigning in this latitude"; and he adds that "by the time we had reached Corinth I believe that army was the best then on this continent, and could have gone where it pleased." While Buell's army was sent toward the east, Sherman and Hurlbut were sent west toward Memphis.
text_transcription: SHERMAN LAMENTS THAT THE ADVANCE ON CORINTH HAD OCCUPIED ALL THE MONTH OF MAY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND VALUABLE MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR CAMPAIGNING IN THIS LATITUDE AND HE ADDS THAT BY THE TIME WE HAD REACHED CORINTH I BELIEVE THAT ARMY WAS THE BEST THEN ON THIS CONTINENT AND COULD HAVE GONE WHERE IT PLEASED WHILE BUELL'S ARMY WAS SENT TOWARD THE EAST SHERMAN AND HULBUT WERE SENT WEST TOWARD MEMPHIS
phonemes: ʃˈɜːmən lɐmˈɛnts ðˈæt "ðɪ ɐdvˈæns ˌɔn kˈɔːɹɪnθ hæd ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ˈɔːl ʌvðə mˈʌnθ ʌv mˈeɪ, ðə mˈoʊst bjˈuːɾifəl ænd vˈæljuːəbəl mˈʌnθ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ fɔːɹ kæmpˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðɪs lˈæɾɪtˌuːd"; ænd hiː ˈædz ðˈæt "baɪ ðə tˈaɪm wiː hæd ɹˈiːtʃt kˈɔːɹɪnθ aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ˈɑːɹmi wʌzðə bˈɛst ðˈɛn ˌɔn ðɪs kˈɑːntɪnənt, ænd kˌʊdɐv ɡɔn wˌɛɹ ɪt plˈiːzd." wˌaɪl bjˈuːəlz ˈɑːɹmi wʌz sˈɛnt təwˈɔːɹd ðɪ ˈiːst, ʃˈɜːmən ænd hˈɜːlbʌt wɜː sˈɛnt wˈɛst təwˈɔːɹd mˈɛmfɪs.