text_original: The Confederates seized Federal forts and ai senals, the first shot being fired against Fort Sumter at Charleston (April 12th, 1861). Lincoln then called for 75,000 volunteers and declared the seceding States to he under blockade.
text_transcription: THE CONFEDERATES SEIZED FEDERAL FORTS AND ARSENALS THE FIRST SHOT BEING FIRED AGAINST FORT SUMTER AT CHARLESTON APRIL TWELFTH EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE LINCOLN THEN CALLED FOR SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS AND DECLARED THE SECEDING STATES TO BE UNDER BLOCKADE
phonemes: ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹəts sˈiːzd fˈɛdɚɹəl fˈɔːɹts ænd ˌeɪˈaɪ sˈiːnəlz, ðə fˈɜːst ʃˈɑːt bˌiːɪŋ fˈaɪɚd ɐɡˈɛnst fˈɔːɹt sˈʌmtɚɹ æt tʃˈɑːɹlstən (ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛlfθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn). lˈɪŋkən ðˈɛn kˈɔːld fɔːɹ sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vˌɑːləntˈɪɹz ænd dᵻklˈɛɹd ðə sɛsˈiːdɪŋ stˈeɪts tə hiː ˌʌndɚ blɑːkˈeɪd.