text_original: The next evening, after hearing of the battle of Spottsylvania, and while waiting to know if it had been renewed, I sat after sundown on the door step of our quarters, when an orderly hurried up and in  quired for the Christian Commission.
text_transcription: THE NEXT EVENING AFTER HEARING OF THE BATTLE OF SPOONSYLVANIA AND WHILE WAITING TO KNOW IF IT HAD BEEN RENEWED I SAT AFTER SUNDOWN ON THE DOORSTEP OF OUR QUARTERS WHEN AN ORDERLY HURRIED UP AND INQUIRED FOR THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION
phonemes: ðə nˈɛkst ˈiːvnɪŋ, ˈæftɚ hˈɪɹɪŋ ʌvðə bˈæɾəl ʌv spˌɑːtsɪlvˈeɪniə, ænd wˌaɪl wˈeɪɾɪŋ tə nˈoʊ ɪf ɪt hɐdbɪn ɹᵻnˈuːd, aɪ sˈæt ˈæftɚ sˈʌndaʊn ɔnðə dˈɔːɹ stˈɛp ʌv ˌaʊɚ kwˈɔːɹɾɚz, wˌɛn ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚli hˈɜːɹid ˌʌp ænd ɪn kwˈaɪɚd fɚðə kɹˈɪstʃən kəmˈɪʃən.