text_original: I remembered my Douglas Hospital letter, and knew that Gen. Patrick could order me out of Fredericks  burg, and leave these men to rot in the old theater. Already their wounds were infested by worms, which gnawed and tormented tliem; some of those wounds were turning black, many were green ; the vitality of the men was sinking for want of food and warmth. I could not forsake them to look after reform ; would not fail to do what I could, in an efibrt to do what I could not or might not accomplish.
text_transcription: I REMEMBERED MY DOUGLAS HOSPITAL LETTER AND KNEW THAT GENERAL PATRICK COULD ORDER ME OUT OF FREDERICKSBURG AND LEAVE THESE MEN TO ROT IN THE OLD THEATRE ALREADY THEIR WOUNDS WERE INFESTED BY WORMS WHICH GNAWED AND TORMENTED THEM SOME OF THOSE WOUNDS WERE TURNING BLACK MANY WERE GREEN THE VITALITY OF THE MEN WAS SINKING FOR WANT OF FOOD AND WARMTH I COULD NOT FORSAKE THEM TO LOOK AFTER REFORM WOULD NOT FAIL TO DO WHAT I COULD IN AN EFFORT TO DO WHAT I COULD NOT OR MIGHT NOT ACCOMPLISH
phonemes: aɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd maɪ dˈʌɡləz hˈɑːspɪɾəl lˈɛɾɚ, ænd nˈuː ðæt dʒˈɛn. pˈætɹɪk kʊd ˈɔːɹdɚ mˌiː ˌaʊɾəv fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪks bˈɜːɡ, ænd lˈiːv ðiːz mˈɛn tə ɹˈɑːt ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld θˈiəɾɚ. ɔːlɹˌɛdi ðɛɹ wˈuːndz wɜːɹ ɪnfˈɛstᵻd baɪ wˈɜːmz, wˌɪtʃ nˈɔːd ænd tɔːɹmˈɛntᵻd tˈiːlˈiːm; sˌʌm ʌv ðoʊz wˈuːndz wɜː tˈɜːnɪŋ blˈæk, mˈɛni wɜː ɡɹˈiːn ; ðə vaɪtˈælᵻɾi ʌvðə mˈɛn wʌz sˈɪŋkɪŋ fɔːɹ wˈɔnt ʌv fˈuːd ænd wˈɔːɹmθ. aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt fɔːɹsˈeɪk ðˌɛm tə lˈʊk ˈæftɚ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ; wʊd nˌɑːt fˈeɪl tə dˈuː wʌt aɪ kˈʊd, ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɪbət tə dˈuː wʌt aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɔːɹ mˌaɪt nˌɑːt ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ.