text_original: I will get my commission to day, and so you can address me as Lieutenant Colonel Foster hereafter, and call me _colonel_, not _major_! "We are called out into line of battle now every morning at daylight, and some mornings we are out in line by three o'clock; thus, you see, we are determined not to be surprised again by the enemy, if early rising is to have anything to do with it. So I am writing my letter to you before sunrise!"
text_transcription: I WILL GET MY COMMISSION TO DAY AND SO YOU CAN ADDRESS ME OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL FOSTER HEREAFTER AND CALL ME COLONEL NOT MAJOR WE ARE CALLED OUT INTO LINE OF BATTLE NOW EVERY MORNING AT DAYLIGHT AND SOME MORNINGS WE ARE OUT IN LINE BY THREE O'CLOCK THUS YOU SEE WE ARE DETERMINED NOT TO BE SURPRISED AGAIN BY THE ENEMY IF EARLY RISING IS TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT SO I AM WRITING MY LETTER TO YOU BEFORE SUNRISE
phonemes: aɪ wɪl ɡɛt maɪ kəmˈɪʃən tə dˈeɪ, ænd sˌoʊ juː kæn ɐdɹˈɛs mˌiː æz luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl fˈɑːstɚ hɪɹˈæftɚ, ænd kˈɔːl mˌiː kˈɜːnəl, nˌɑːt mˈeɪdʒɚ! "wiː ɑːɹ kˈɔːld ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ lˈaɪn ʌv bˈæɾəl nˈaʊ ˈɛvɹi mˈɔːɹnɪŋ æt dˈeɪlaɪt, ænd sˌʌm mˈɔːɹnɪŋz wiː ɑːɹ ˈaʊt ɪn lˈaɪn baɪ θɹˈiː əklˈɑːk; ðˈʌs, juː sˈiː, wiː ɑːɹ dɪtˈɜːmɪnd nˌɑːt təbi sɚpɹˈaɪzd ɐɡˈɛn baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ɪf ˈɜːli ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ɪz tə hæv ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪð ɪt. sˌoʊ aɪɐm ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ maɪ lˈɛɾɚ tə juː bᵻfˌɔːɹ sˈʌnɹaɪz!"