text_original: The letter of May 12 says:   "We have been moving out slowly and by degrees from Pittsburg. We are now about eighteen miles from the river, and six miles from Corinth. Our pickets are within three or four miles of Corinth, and can hear very plainly the locomotives whistle and the drums beat. We have various rumors of its evacuation, but can tell nothing of their truth. I think the enemy are still there.
text_transcription: THE LETTER OF MAY TWELFTH SAYS WE HAVE BEEN MOVING OUT SLOWLY AND BY DEGREES FROM PITTSBURG WE ARE NOW ABOUT EIGHTEEN MILES FROM THE RIVER AND SIX MILES FROM CORINTH OUR PICKETS ARE WITHIN THREE OR FOUR MILES OF CORINTH AND CAN HEAR VERY PLAINLY THE LOCOMOTIVES WHISTLE AND THE DRUMS BEAT WE HAVE VARIOUS RUMOURS OF ITS EVACUATION BUT CAN TELL NOTHING OF THEIR TRUTH I THINK THE ENEMY IS STILL THERE
phonemes: ðə lˈɛɾɚɹ ʌv mˈeɪ twˈɛlv sˈɛz:   "wiː hɐvbɪn mˈuːvɪŋ ˈaʊt slˈoʊli ænd baɪ dᵻɡɹˈiːz fɹʌm pˈɪtsbɜːɡ. wiː ɑːɹ nˈaʊ ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪtiːn mˈaɪlz fɹʌmðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd sˈɪks mˈaɪlz fɹʌm kˈɔːɹɪnθ. ˌaʊɚ pˈɪkɪts ɑːɹ wɪðˌɪn θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ mˈaɪlz ʌv kˈɔːɹɪnθ, ænd kæn hˈɪɹ vˈɛɹi plˈeɪnli ðə lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz wˈɪsəl ænd ðə dɹˈʌmz bˈiːt. wiː hæv vˈɛɹiəs ɹˈuːmɚz ʌv ɪts ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt kæn tˈɛl nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ tɹˈuːθ. aɪ θˈɪŋk ðɪ ˈɛnəmi ɑːɹ stˈɪl ðˈɛɹ.